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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?
(a) Ugly.
(b) A child.
(c) Vain.
(d) Short.

2. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
(a) A burst of heat from a gunnery drill.
(b) A rain drop hitting a leaf.
(c) The flutter of a butterfly's wings.
(d) A plume of hot sea.

3. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. General Hazen is in charge of what?

3. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.

4. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?

5. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?

(see the answer key)

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