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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Washington, DC.

2. The building which housed the Galveston weather station was how many stories high?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

3. What was the name of the steamship that Captain T. P. Halsey commanded during the storm?
(a) "The California."
(b) "The Virginia."
(c) "The Louisiana."
(d) "The Colorado."

4. In what year did Louisa Rollfing marry her husband?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1885.

5. How many passengers on the Beaumont, Texas, train died when the storm surged and derailed the train?
(a) 85.
(b) 62.
(c) 77.
(d) 105.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac privately wished he would have brought his family __________ for their safety during the storm.

2. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?

3. What writer for the Dallas News took a train from Houston to Galveston?

4. Where was Isaac Cline born?

5. It was estimated that at the height of the storm, the barometric pressure fell to __________.

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