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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Seven years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

2. What is the name of Louise Hopkins oldest brother?
(a) Mason.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Mark.
(d) Morris.

3. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Jules Verne.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

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

5. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?
(a) 30.
(b) 300.
(c) 25.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1888, what weather disaster does the weather service fail to forecast?

2. Where is Isaac's office?

3. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:

4. How many blocks from his house does Isaac's raft finally run aground?

5. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?

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