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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 Isaac's youngest daughter?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Esther.

2. Whose birthday does eight-year-old Henry Cortes come to Galveston to celebrate the day of the storm?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His grandmother's.
(c) His uncle's.
(d) His aunt's.

3. For whom does Isaac record weather?
(a) U.S. Signal Corps.
(b) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(c) Galveston Times.
(d) University of Texas.

4. What does Moore ban from Cuba?
(a) Scientists from studying in America.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Hurricane warnings.
(d) Telegrams about weather.

5. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

2. What college does Isaac attend?

3. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?

4. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?

5. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?

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