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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) Daniel Defoe.
(b) Daniel Day Lewis.
(c) Willem Defoe.
(d) William Dampier.

2. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?
(a) Texas coastline.
(b) Out to sea.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Atlantic coast.

3. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?
(a) A hoard of rats.
(b) An empty boat.
(c) Body of a woman.
(d) Body of a child.

4. Where do the winds of the tropical storm suddenly weaken, causing forecasters to miscalculate the intensity and path of the storm?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Key West.
(d) Mississippi.

5. On what does Louisa Rollfing's family make a final payment?
(a) Farm.
(b) House.
(c) Piano.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?

2. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?

3. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?

4. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?

5. How many lives does Isaac say were saved because of his warnings?

(see the answer key)

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