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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. Who is William Stockman?
(a) Ambassador to Cuba.
(b) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(c) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) U.S. forecast official in Havana.

2. What is the heart of the weather service?
(a) The telegraph.
(b) The anemometer.
(c) Wind measurements.
(d) Forecasting.

3. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
(a) A burst of heat from a gunnery drill.
(b) A rain drop hitting a leaf.
(c) The flutter of a butterfly's wings.
(d) A plume of hot sea.

4. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Mark Twain.

5. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Weatherman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many storms are there in the hurricane season before Galveston?

3. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?

4. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?

5. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?

(see the answer key)

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