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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. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?
(a) Peabody.
(b) Poe.
(c) Poll.
(d) Peterson.

2. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Houston.
(d) Beaumont.

3. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

4. The initial loss of life in Galveston is listed at how many?
(a) 200.
(b) 1000.
(c) 500.
(d) 700.

5. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Weatherman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Isaac grow up?

3. What are the first casualties of the storm that the train from Houston encounters after the storm?

4. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?

5. What piece of debris in the prairies outside of Galveston is particularly disturbing to Col. Sterett?

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