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

2. What are swimsuits made from in 1900?
(a) Silk.
(b) Mohair.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Canvass.

3. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1885.

4. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Weatherman.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Salesman.

5. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.
(a) Molecules.
(b) Meteorologists.
(c) Evil.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?

2. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?

3. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?

4. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.

5. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?

(see the answer key)

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