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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 country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?
(a) America.
(b) Japan.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

2. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1895.

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

4. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 5 pages.
(c) 1 page.
(d) 18 pages.

5. Where does the storm reach on August 31?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Florida.
(c) Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Caribbean Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac grow up?

2. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.

3. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?

4. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

5. What kind of sleeper is Isaac?

(see the answer key)

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