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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Isaac grow up?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Tennessee.

2. What is the heart of the weather service?
(a) The telegraph.
(b) Forecasting.
(c) Wind measurements.
(d) The anemometer.

3. What does Isaac become obsessed with after an article he wrote is rejected?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Storms.
(d) Rain.

4. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Tidal chart.
(b) Wind speed.
(c) Thermometer.
(d) Barometer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?

2. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?

3. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

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

5. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?

(see the answer key)

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