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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) George Eliot.

2. Where is Isaac's office?
(a) Levy Building.
(b) The Strand.
(c) Avenue Q.
(d) Tremont Street.

3. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

4. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) Daniel Day Lewis.
(b) William Dampier.
(c) Daniel Defoe.
(d) Willem Defoe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?

3. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?

4. Where did Isaac grow up?

5. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?

(see the answer key)

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