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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Louisa Rollfing says the noise of the hurricane sounded like ______________.
(a) A monster's roar.
(b) A million broken hearts.
(c) The wrath of God.
(d) A thousand little devils.

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

3. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
(a) The flutter of a butterfly's wings.
(b) A plume of hot sea.
(c) A burst of heat from a gunnery drill.
(d) A rain drop hitting a leaf.

4. In 1888, what weather disaster does the weather service fail to forecast?
(a) Denver heat wave.
(b) Los Angeles blizzard.
(c) New York City blizzard.
(d) Miami hurricane.

5. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?
(a) An empty boat.
(b) Body of a woman.
(c) Body of a child.
(d) A hoard of rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?

2. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?

3. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?

4. How many blocks from the beach is St. Mary's Orphanage?

5. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?

(see the answer key)

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