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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Isaac visited some merchants whom he told to raise their products how high off the floor because there could be some minor flooding?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 1 foot.
(d) 3 feet.

2. When Isaac finally reached home in Part III: Spectacle, his yard was already how deep in water?
(a) Neck deep.
(b) Chest deep.
(c) Two feet.
(d) Eight inches.

3. Dr. Young lost his house, but his family was safe in _______________.
(a) Pueblo, Colorado.
(b) San Antonio, Texas.
(c) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(d) Omaha, Nebraska.

4. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?
(a) The Cowboy Corral.
(b) Ritter's Cafe.
(c) The Lone Star Lounge.
(d) Bob's Place.

5. After the storm, Anthony Credo learned that he had lost a total of how many family members?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the turn of the century, Galveston was a cosmopolitan boom town, poised to take on the same status as New Orleans or ___________, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach.

2. The morning after the storm passed, the house where Isaac and his daughters had found shelter in was at what location?

3. Where was Isaac Cline born?

4. What physicist improved upon Galileo's device and created the first barometer?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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