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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?
(a) Corinne.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Camille.
(d) Claudette.

2. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?
(a) Tsunami.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Sand storm.
(d) Thunderstorm.

3. Which direction is the water flowing through Galveston during the storm?
(a) South to north.
(b) North to south.
(c) East to west.
(d) West to east.

4. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?
(a) Poe.
(b) Peabody.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Poll.

5. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?
(a) A child drowning.
(b) The Strand destroyed.
(c) Midway destroyed.
(d) Ritter's Cafe roof collapse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who lives in Louise's boarding house?

3. What destroys Isaac's house during the storm?

4. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?

5. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?

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