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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?
(a) Irish.
(b) Jews.
(c) Germans.
(d) Caribbean islanders.

3. What does Moore ban from Cuba?
(a) Hurricane warnings.
(b) Scientists from studying in America.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Telegrams about weather.

4. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?
(a) A door.
(b) A tree.
(c) A train.
(d) A telegram.

5. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?
(a) 5 pages.
(b) 18 pages.
(c) 1 page.
(d) 10 pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Hazen is in charge of what?

2. Where does Isaac meet his wife?

3. How old is Isaac?

4. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?

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

(see the answer key)

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