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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. In 1888, what weather disaster does the weather service fail to forecast?
(a) Los Angeles blizzard.
(b) New York City blizzard.
(c) Miami hurricane.
(d) Denver heat wave.

2. Who is Willis Moore?
(a) Minister of the First Methodist Church.
(b) U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) Mayor of Galveston.

3. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?
(a) Gen. Greely.
(b) Col. Dunwoody.
(c) Col. Johnson.
(d) Gen. Custer.

4. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?
(a) University of Texas.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Arkansas.
(d) Stanford University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the storm reach on August 31?

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

3. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?

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

5. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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