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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beach: September 8, 1900.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His oldest daughter.
(d) His youngest daughter.

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

3. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1893.

4. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?
(a) Dread.
(b) The wind.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The waves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?

2. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?

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

4. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

5. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?

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