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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Isaac Cline earn his Doctor of Medicine degree?
(a) The University of Arkansas.
(b) The University of Montana.
(c) The University of Virginia.
(d) The University of Alaska.

2. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Phoenix, Oregon.
(b) Gardinerville, Montana.
(c) Mariposa, California.
(d) Madisonville, Tennessee.

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac had warnings from the central Weather Bureau that what location had been battered by a severe tropical storm?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Spain.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Ecuador.

4. Isaac was bothered the most by Willis Moore's statement in the letter that Galveston had received warnings and that Isaac's office had ordered _______________.
(a) Building walls of sandbags.
(b) No evacuation.
(c) A full evacuation.
(d) Hurricane warning flags.

5. By the end of the week after the storm, businesses were placing ads in the News assuring customers that they would not ______________.
(a) Inflate prices.
(b) Be open on Sundays.
(c) Charge tax.
(d) Sell expired goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?

2. Louise Hopkins was playing with which friend in the yard when they began to see debris and water rushing down the streets?

3. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?

4. Galveston's highest point was how many feet above sea level in 1900?

5. In Galveston on September 6th, Joseph Cline made his weather observations at what time?

(see the answer key)

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