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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. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Weatherman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Salesman.

2. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 4,000.

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

4. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?
(a) Wilshire.
(b) Strand.
(c) Driskoll.
(d) Tremont.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is William Stockman?

2. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:

3. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?

4. What is the name of the newest member of Isaac's staff the summer of 1900?

5. On what does Louisa Rollfing's family make a final payment?

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