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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Dr. Young.
(c) Cora.
(d) Joseph.

2. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?
(a) Closing.
(b) Researching.
(c) Forecasting.
(d) Recording.

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

4. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?
(a) Claudette.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Camille.

5. When does Moore contend the hurricane warning flags were raised in Galveston?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Friday afternoon.
(c) Friday morning.
(d) Saturday afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?

2. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

3. Isaac believes in ___________.

4. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?

5. General Hazen is in charge of what?

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