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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. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) William Dampier.
(b) Daniel Day Lewis.
(c) Willem Defoe.
(d) Daniel Defoe.

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

3. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

4. What is Isaac sent to Arkansas to study?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Bats.
(c) Ants.
(d) Grasshoppers.

5. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1703.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?

2. How old is Isaac?

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

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

5. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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