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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Portland.
(c) New York City.
(d) Atlanta.

2. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?
(a) Physician.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Geologist.

3. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?
(a) Researching.
(b) Closing.
(c) Recording.
(d) Forecasting.

4. What destroys Isaac's house during the storm?
(a) A buggy.
(b) A boat.
(c) A trestle.
(d) A train car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?

3. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?

4. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

5. For what will the summer of 1900 be remembered?

(see the answer key)

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