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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. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Disaster.
(d) Omens.

2. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

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

4. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?
(a) 34.
(b) 38.
(c) 42.
(d) 29.

5. What is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?
(a) Alamo.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Olive.
(d) Pensacola.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?

2. Who is William Stockman?

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

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

5. Where does the storm reach on August 31?

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