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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Serpent's Coil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Japan.
(c) Cuba.
(d) America.

2. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.
(a) Professor at the local college.
(b) Town doctor.
(c) Secretary of the Cotton Exchange.
(d) Mayor of Galveston.

3. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Barometer.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Wind speed.
(d) Tidal chart.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. General Hazen is in charge of what?

2. For whom does Isaac record weather?

3. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?

4. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?

5. Who is William Stockman?

(see the answer key)

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