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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. Isaac Cline's house was built with what components to prevent flooding?
(a) Pumps.
(b) Floats.
(c) Stilts.
(d) Fans.

2. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?
(a) September 7, 1900.
(b) January 22, 1894.
(c) March 1, 1911.
(d) May 16, 1898.

3. Chief Stockman was irritated that the Cuban forecasters had referred to the storm as _____________.
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A tsunami.
(d) A cyclone.

4. What rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Henry Cohen.
(b) Matthew Cohen.
(c) Rodney Maher.
(d) Matthew Lithburg.

5. What were dispatched around town collecting bodies?
(a) "Corpse Wranglers."
(b) "Dead Gangs."
(c) "Cadaver Collectors."
(d) "Body Bandits."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms, the first official notation of the storm was made by a Captain in his log on what date?

2. In Galveston on September 6th, Joseph Cline made his weather observations at what time?

3. Who was the engineer of the Galveston-Houston train that became trapped in Part III: Spectacle?

4. There was great concern that ________ would have a mental breakdown after his wife's body was found.

5. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?

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