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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?
(a) Strand.
(b) Tremont.
(c) Driskoll.
(d) Wilshire.

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

4. Where do Isaac and his family go on Sundays?
(a) Catholic church.
(b) Synagogue.
(c) The bathhouses.
(d) The movies.

5. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.
(a) Heat wave.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Tropical storm.
(d) Low pressure system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?

2. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?

5. What does Moore ban from Cuba?

(see the answer key)

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