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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. How old is Isaac?
(a) 29.
(b) 38.
(c) 42.
(d) 34.

2. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:
(a) Extreme filth.
(b) Robbing banks.
(c) Taking nude photos.
(d) Gambling.

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

4. What is the date at the opening of the book?
(a) September 8, 1999.
(b) September 9, 1900.
(c) September 7, 1900.
(d) September 7, 1901.

5. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.
(a) Sahara.
(b) Pacific.
(c) Gobi.
(d) Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?

2. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?

3. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?

4. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?

5. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?

(see the answer key)

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