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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 is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?
(a) Fort Concho.
(b) Midland.
(c) Fort Sumter.
(d) San Angelo.

2. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?
(a) Cora.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Dr. Young.
(d) Joseph.

3. Who is Willis Moore?
(a) Mayor of Galveston.
(b) U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Minister of the First Methodist Church.
(d) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.

2. How do the soldiers at Fort San Jacinto signal for help during the storm?

3. What is Isaac sent to Arkansas to study?

4. What time did the first train of the day arrive in Galveston during the hurricane?

5. Who is William Stockman?

(see the answer key)

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