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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 is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Olive.
(c) Alamo.
(d) Louisiana.

2. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?
(a) 38.
(b) 34.
(c) 29.
(d) 42.

3. Where does Isaac meet his wife?
(a) College.
(b) Work.
(c) Train.
(d) Church.

4. For whom does Isaac record weather?
(a) Galveston Times.
(b) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(c) U.S. Signal Corps.
(d) University of Texas.

5. Where did Isaac grow up?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?

2. Who is William Stockman?

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

4. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.

5. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

(see the answer key)

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