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

2. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?
(a) Father Vine.
(b) William Stockman.
(c) Col. Dunwoody.
(d) Father Gangoite.

3. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?
(a) Portland.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

4. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.
(a) Heat wave.
(b) Low pressure system.
(c) Cyclone.
(d) Tropical storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

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

3. What is Isaac sent to Arkansas to study?

4. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

5. What is the date at the opening of the book?

(see the answer key)

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