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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. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?
(a) Austin-American Statesman.
(b) The Houstonian.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Dallas News.

2. What smell begins to dilute the smell of death in Galveston?
(a) Fresh-cut lumber.
(b) Oil rigs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Funeral flowers.

3. Who lives in Louise's boarding house?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Students.

4. What is the most influential magazine in the country in 1900?
(a) Time.
(b) Life.
(c) Collier's Weekly.
(d) The Atlantic.

5. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?
(a) A child drowning.
(b) The Strand destroyed.
(c) Midway destroyed.
(d) Ritter's Cafe roof collapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaac become obsessed with after an article he wrote is rejected?

2. How do the soldiers at Fort San Jacinto signal for help during the storm?

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

4. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?

5. Where does Captain Halsey temporarily dock the Louisiana after the storm?

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