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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?
(a) Mexico.
(b) America.
(c) Japan.
(d) Cuba.

2. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?
(a) Caribbean islanders.
(b) Jews.
(c) Irish.
(d) Germans.

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

4. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?
(a) 34.
(b) 38.
(c) 42.
(d) 29.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?

2. For whom does Isaac record weather?

3. For what will the summer of 1900 be remembered?

4. Where is Isaac's office?

5. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

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