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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. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?
(a) Irish.
(b) Caribbean islanders.
(c) Jews.
(d) Germans.

3. The adults gathering at the beach use the following words to describe the storm except one.
(a) Spectacular.
(b) Grand.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Horrifying.

4. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?
(a) Closing.
(b) Researching.
(c) Recording.
(d) Forecasting.

5. What day do they find Cora Cline's body?
(a) September 16.
(b) October 2.
(c) September 30.
(d) September 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Louisiana makes its intended voyage to after the storm?

2. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

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

4. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?

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

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