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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. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?
(a) Texas coastline.
(b) Out to sea.
(c) Atlantic coast.
(d) Haiti.

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

3. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?
(a) Col. William Read.
(b) William Redfield.
(c) Isaac Cline.
(d) Henry Piddington.

4. Isaac believes in ___________.
(a) The Laws of Storms.
(b) The Providence of God.
(c) Farmer's Wisdom.
(d) The Laws of Weather.

5. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Physician.
(c) Anthropologist.
(d) Geologist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Isaac's youngest daughter?

3. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?

4. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?

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

(see the answer key)

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