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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Isaac believes in ___________.
(a) The Laws of Weather.
(b) Farmer's Wisdom.
(c) The Providence of God.
(d) The Laws of Storms.

3. What time did the first train of the day arrive in Galveston during the hurricane?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 1:15 p.m.

4. Who is William Stockman?
(a) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(b) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(c) Ambassador to Cuba.
(d) U.S. forecast official in Havana.

5. How many lives does Isaac say were saved because of his warnings?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?

2. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?

5. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

(see the answer key)

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