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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?
(a) Abilene, Texas.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Anchorage, Alaska.
(d) Aurora, Illinois.

2. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?
(a) Ecology.
(b) Climatology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Stormology.

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

4. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.
(a) July dream.
(b) August breeze.
(c) August wave.
(d) July rollercoaster.

5. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, the author writes that the big storm entered the Caribbean on what date?
(a) July 18, 1898.
(b) October 1, 1899.
(c) May12, 1901.
(d) August 31, 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Isaac Cline born?

2. In 1900, Galveston was the biggest port for what product in the United States?

3. At the turn of the century, Galveston was a cosmopolitan boom town, poised to take on the same status as New Orleans or ___________, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach.

4. What was the name of the steamship that Captain T. P. Halsey commanded during the storm?

5. What rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?

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