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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. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Arkansas.
(d) University of Texas.

2. Where does Isaac give a speech about weather to a packed crowd?
(a) Galveston YMCA.
(b) Washington.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Galveston Civic Center.

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

4. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 6,000.

5. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?
(a) A child.
(b) Short.
(c) Vain.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

2. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

5. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?

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