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

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

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

4. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Japan.
(c) Cuba.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the date at the opening of the book?

5. How old is Isaac?

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