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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Louise Hopkins's siblings arrived home first?
(a) Mark.
(b) Robert.
(c) John.
(d) Barry.

2. What General of the US Signal Corps wanted to staff his department with the best in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) J. W. Simmons.
(b) William B. Hazen.
(c) T. P. Halsey.
(d) William Sterett.

3. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.
(a) Camera.
(b) Train.
(c) Telegraph.
(d) Automobile.

4. What writer for the Dallas News took a train from Houston to Galveston?
(a) Captain J. W. Simmons.
(b) Colonel William Sterett.
(c) General William B. Hazen.
(d) Chief Willis Moore.

5. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Niger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In August of what year did Columbus' ships sail on smooth waters under blue skies when an observer sounded the alarm after sighting huge swells just ahead, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

2. Isaac visited the Levy Building and looked out over the vista where he could see that the spot that ____________ had once stood was now just all white beach.

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

4. Joseph attempted to phone to Washington, but the telephone operator wouldn't put him through because there were how many people ahead of him waiting to place calls?

5. What did Isaac see sitting on every available object when he reached home?

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