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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. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
(a) The flutter of a butterfly's wings.
(b) A plume of hot sea.
(c) A burst of heat from a gunnery drill.
(d) A rain drop hitting a leaf.

2. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?
(a) Father Gangoite.
(b) Col. Dunwoody.
(c) Father Vine.
(d) William Stockman.

3. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.
(a) Amazon.
(b) Gobi.
(c) Sahara.
(d) Pacific.

4. What is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?
(a) Alamo.
(b) Olive.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Pensacola.

5. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?
(a) 175 m.p.h.
(b) 125 m.p.h.
(c) 150 m.p.h.
(d) 100 m.p.h.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?

2. How many storms are there in the hurricane season before Galveston?

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.

5. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

(see the answer key)

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