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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Isaac meet his wife?
(a) Church.
(b) Train.
(c) Work.
(d) College.

2. Tom L Monagan is sent to Galveston after the storm by _________________.
(a) Governor.
(b) Weather bureau.
(c) An insurance company.
(d) A newspaper.

3. The author quotes the following newspapers as commending the U.S. Weather Bureau's forecasting during the hurricane, except one:
(a) Boston Herald.
(b) Buffalo Courier.
(c) Inter-Ocean.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What kind of vessel does Monagan commandeer to get to Galveston after the storm?
(a) Yacht.
(b) Steamship.
(c) Schooner.
(d) Canoe.

5. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) Daniel Day Lewis.
(b) Willem Defoe.
(c) William Dampier.
(d) Daniel Defoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?

2. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?

3. How many children does Anthony Credo have?

4. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?

5. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?

(see the answer key)

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