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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. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?
(a) Lindon Sinclair.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) Steven Smith.
(d) George Hadley.

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

3. What kind of vessel does Monagan commandeer to get to Galveston after the storm?
(a) Yacht.
(b) Steamship.
(c) Canoe.
(d) Schooner.

4. Whose birthday does eight-year-old Henry Cortes come to Galveston to celebrate the day of the storm?
(a) His aunt's.
(b) His sister's.
(c) His grandmother's.
(d) His uncle's.

5. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.
(a) Gobi.
(b) Sahara.
(c) Pacific.
(d) Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?

2. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?

3. What building does Isaac see is still intact after the hurricane?

4. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?

5. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?

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