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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 kind of dog is Joseph's pet that miraculously swims to their raft?
(a) Retriever.
(b) Mutt.
(c) Pointer.
(d) Hound.

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

3. What stands in Galveston where the orphanage once housed children?
(a) Memorial.
(b) McDonalds.
(c) Hurricane Museum.
(d) Wal-Mart.

4. What does a strong wind topple over on New Year's Eve 1900?
(a) A brick from the leaning tower of Pisa.
(b) A stone at Stonehenge.
(c) Captain Simmons' docked ship.
(d) The light atop the Eiffel Tower.

5. How old is Isaac when he dies?
(a) 93.
(b) 84.
(c) 72.
(d) 67.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?

2. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

3. What is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?

4. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?

5. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.

(see the answer key)

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