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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what will the summer of 1900 be remembered?
(a) Hot weather.
(b) Violence.
(c) Tornados.
(d) Natural disasters.

2. What word does the U.S. weather service make every effort to avoid?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Evacuation.

3. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.
(a) Southwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northwest.
(d) Northeast.

4. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?
(a) Steam ship.
(b) Grain silo.
(c) Trestle bridge.
(d) Lighthouse.

5. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?
(a) 40.
(b) 90.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?

2. How many men are eating at Ritter's Cafe and Saloon when the roof falls?

3. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

4. The adults gathering at the beach use the following words to describe the storm except one.

5. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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