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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 word does the U.S. weather service make every effort to avoid?
(a) Cyclone.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Evacuation.
(d) Hurricane.

2. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Wind speed.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Barometer.
(d) Tidal chart.

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

4. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?
(a) Strand.
(b) Wilshire.
(c) Tremont.
(d) Driskoll.

5. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?

2. In 1891, the weather service comes under the control of what organization?

3. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

4. What is the heart of the weather service?

5. In what field is Isaac a pioneer?

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