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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Isaac believes in ___________.
(a) The Providence of God.
(b) The Laws of Weather.
(c) Farmer's Wisdom.
(d) The Laws of Storms.

2. Where does the storm reach on August 31?
(a) Caribbean Sea.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Florida.

3. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.
(a) Northeast.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Northwest.

4. In what field is Isaac a pioneer?
(a) Military medicine.
(b) Missionary work.
(c) Meteorology.
(d) Medical climatology.

5. What does August Rollfing do when he finds his family at his sister's house?
(a) Faints.
(b) Whoops.
(c) Cries.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?

2. Who is William Stockman?

3. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.

4. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

5. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?

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