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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Serpent's Coil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?
(a) Col. Johnson.
(b) Gen. Custer.
(c) Col. Dunwoody.
(d) Gen. Greely.

2. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 250.
(d) 300.

3. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?
(a) 7.3.
(b) 8.7.
(c) 10.2.
(d) 3.

4. What kind of sleeper is Isaac?
(a) Insomniac.
(b) Light.
(c) Sound.
(d) Restless.

5. For whom does Isaac record weather?
(a) U.S. Signal Corps.
(b) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(c) University of Texas.
(d) Galveston Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?

2. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?

3. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?

4. Where does the storm reach on August 31?

5. Isaac believes in ___________.

(see the answer key)

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