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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?
(a) University of Texas.
(b) University of Arkansas.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Stanford University.

2. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?
(a) His brother.
(b) His oldest daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His youngest daughter.

3. Where do Isaac and his family go on Sundays?
(a) The movies.
(b) Synagogue.
(c) Catholic church.
(d) The bathhouses.

4. Where did Isaac grow up?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

5. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?
(a) Edmund Halley.
(b) Steven Smith.
(c) Lindon Sinclair.
(d) George Hadley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the winds of the tropical storm suddenly weaken, causing forecasters to miscalculate the intensity and path of the storm?

3. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?

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

5. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?

(see the answer key)

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