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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?
(a) A train.
(b) A tree.
(c) A door.
(d) A telegram.

2. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

3. What does a strong wind topple over on New Year's Eve 1900?
(a) The light atop the Eiffel Tower.
(b) A brick from the leaning tower of Pisa.
(c) Captain Simmons' docked ship.
(d) A stone at Stonehenge.

4. Whom does Isaac save from the floodwaters?
(a) Esther.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Rosemary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books does Isaac write about hurricanes?

2. The barometer reading Joseph takes the night before the storm is ____________.

3. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?

4. Where do the Hopkins plan to go for safety?

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

(see the answer key)

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