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

2. What destroys Isaac's house during the storm?
(a) A train car.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A boat.
(d) A trestle.

3. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Thermometer.
(b) Wind speed.
(c) Barometer.
(d) Tidal chart.

4. How do the soldiers at Fort San Jacinto signal for help during the storm?
(a) Guns.
(b) Flags.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Cannons.

5. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?
(a) Orchard Avenue.
(b) Avenue Q.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Miles Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

2. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?

3. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?

4. Whom does Isaac save from the floodwaters?

5. Louisa Rollfing says the noise of the hurricane sounded like ______________.

(see the answer key)

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