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

2. What is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?
(a) Alamo.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Olive.

3. Where does the Louisiana makes its intended voyage to after the storm?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Rhode Island.

4. Moore campaigns for what political office?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Secretary of Agriculture.
(c) Governor.
(d) Attorney General.

5. What is the heart of the weather service?
(a) The anemometer.
(b) Forecasting.
(c) The telegraph.
(d) Wind measurements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaac raise late the morning of the hurricane?

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

3. How many blocks from his house does Isaac's raft finally run aground?

4. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?

5. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:

(see the answer key)

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