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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.
(a) Professor at the local college.
(b) Secretary of the Cotton Exchange.
(c) Town doctor.
(d) Mayor of Galveston.

2. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?
(a) Claudette.
(b) Corinne.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Camille.

3. How many men are eating at Ritter's Cafe and Saloon when the roof falls?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 33.
(d) 5.

4. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Grain silo.
(c) Steam ship.
(d) Trestle bridge.

5. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Texas coastline.
(c) Out to sea.
(d) Atlantic coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the U.S. weather service make every effort to avoid?

2. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?

3. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

4. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?

5. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?

(see the answer key)

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