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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joseph use against the man who is pushing the children away from him on the raft?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) A knife.
(c) Splintered wood.
(d) Metal pole.

2. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

3. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?
(a) 8.7.
(b) 7.3.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.2.

4. Who is Willis Moore?
(a) U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Minister of the First Methodist Church.
(c) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) Mayor of Galveston.

5. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?
(a) Midland.
(b) Fort Sumter.
(c) Fort Concho.
(d) San Angelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joseph get a message to the Weather Bureau as the storm hits Galveston?

2. The total number of deaths from hurricanes in Galveston between 1919 and 1983 is less than _________.

3. How many books does Isaac write about hurricanes?

4. What is Isaac sent to Arkansas to study?

5. What are the first casualties of the storm that the train from Houston encounters after the storm?

(see the answer key)

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