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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. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) Willem Defoe.
(b) William Dampier.
(c) Daniel Day Lewis.
(d) Daniel Defoe.

2. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Thermometer.
(b) Wind speed.
(c) Barometer.
(d) Tidal chart.

3. Throughout September, how many bodies a day are the crews finding?
(a) 10.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

4. Isaac recognizes his wife's body from her _________.
(a) Hair.
(b) Dress.
(c) Ring.
(d) Shoes.

5. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Mary.
(c) Martha.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?

2. Monagan describes the first night they spend in Galveston bay as one of ______________.

3. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?

4. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?

5. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?

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