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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 is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Utah.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Savannah.

2. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?
(a) Strong wind.
(b) Torrential rain.
(c) Cooler weather.
(d) Rough seas.

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

4. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Jules Verne.

5. What is Louise Hopkins first indicator that danger is coming?
(a) Her puppy.
(b) Her kitten.
(c) Her frog.
(d) Her turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is everywhere as the storm waters rise?

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

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

4. How many books does Isaac write about hurricanes?

5. What building does Isaac see is still intact after the hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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