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

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

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

4. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?
(a) 7.3.
(b) 8.7.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.2.

5. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?
(a) Avenue Q.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Miles Street.
(d) Orchard Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Isaac and his family go on Sundays?

3. Who is Willis Moore?

4. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?

5. Isaac receives conflicting reports about the storm's intensity from where?

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