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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

2. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Jersey.

3. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?
(a) Six inches.
(b) Four inches.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Six feet.

4. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?
(a) Beaumont.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Houston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph use against the man who is pushing the children away from him on the raft?

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

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.

5. What does the Weather Bureau forbid its stations from doing?

(see the answer key)

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