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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) Tornados.
(b) Hot weather.
(c) Natural disasters.
(d) Violence.

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

3. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?
(a) A train.
(b) A door.
(c) A tree.
(d) A telegram.

4. In 1891, the weather service comes under the control of what organization?
(a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(b) Department of Defense.
(c) Department of Agriculture.
(d) Department of the Interior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:

2. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?

3. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

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

5. What college does Isaac attend?

(see the answer key)

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