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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. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. The adults gathering at the beach use the following words to describe the storm except one.
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Spectacular.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Grand.

3. Isaac receives conflicting reports about the storm's intensity from where?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Washington.
(d) Cuba.

4. What college does Isaac attend?
(a) Hiwassee College.
(b) Vassar College.
(c) Abilene Christian College.
(d) Trinity College.

5. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?
(a) The Houstonian.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Austin-American Statesman.
(d) Dallas News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

2. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.

3. Where does August Rollfing ride out the storm?

4. How old is Isaac?

5. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?

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