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Exercise A: Underline the word or phrase that makes each statement true according to
the article "The Year Without A Summer". Look back at the text if you need help.
1) The cause of the year without summer in 1816 was (a) polar winds. (b) great quantities
of ice crystals in the atmosphere. (c) a dust shield blocking solar radiation.
2) Scientists probably predict a retum to the conditions of 1816 because (a) glaciers have
become thicker. (b) there are still many large active volcanoes in the world. (c) air
pollution is increasing from cars, trucks, and factories.
3) The atmospheric effects of the eruption of Mount Tambora (a) were widespread.
(b) lasted two summers. (e) were the only cause of the dust shield in the atmosphere.
4) One of the effects of the summer of 1816 was (a) the writing of Count Dracula by Mary
Shelley. (b) the eventual invention of the bicycle. (c) an embarrassing bankruptcy for
Thomas Jefferson.
5) The people of New England first began talking about the unusual weather of 1816 in
(a) early April. (b) late June. (c) May.
6) The summer of 1816 resulted in (a) hunger and starvation in New England. (b) more
hunting and fishing being done in New England. (c) a total of 70,000 deaths in New
England from the volcano's fallout.
7) People in New England were likely (a) unsure of the causes of the cold weather.
(b) certain God was punishing them. (c) interested in returning to Europe from America.
8) One of the main surprises during the summer of 1816 was (a) a series of blizzards.
(b) two large hurricanes. (c) six inches of snow in early June.
