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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 does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 8,000.

2. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?
(a) The Strand destroyed.
(b) Midway destroyed.
(c) A child drowning.
(d) Ritter's Cafe roof collapse.

3. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?
(a) Dread.
(b) The waves.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The wind.

4. In what field is Isaac a pioneer?
(a) Meteorology.
(b) Missionary work.
(c) Military medicine.
(d) Medical climatology.

5. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Camille.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Claudette.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Isaac?

2. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?

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

4. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?

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

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