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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Isaac believes in ___________.
(a) The Providence of God.
(b) The Laws of Storms.
(c) Farmer's Wisdom.
(d) The Laws of Weather.

2. What does Moore ban from Cuba?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Scientists from studying in America.
(c) Telegrams about weather.
(d) Hurricane warnings.

3. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?
(a) Col. William Read.
(b) William Redfield.
(c) Henry Piddington.
(d) Isaac Cline.

4. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?
(a) Seven years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Five years old.

5. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?
(a) Mary.
(b) Martha.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaac give a speech about weather to a packed crowd?

2. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?

3. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?

4. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.

5. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?

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