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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 age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

3. General Hazen is in charge of what?
(a) U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(b) U.S. Army.
(c) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) U.S. Signal Corps.

4. Where do Isaac and his family go on Sundays?
(a) The bathhouses.
(b) The movies.
(c) Synagogue.
(d) Catholic church.

5. Where does the storm reach on August 31?
(a) Gulf of Mexico.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Caribbean Sea.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1888, what weather disaster does the weather service fail to forecast?

3. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?

4. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?

5. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.

(see the answer key)

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