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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1902.

2. How many days does it take Isaac to get back to work after the hurricane?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

3. Whose birthday does eight-year-old Henry Cortes come to Galveston to celebrate the day of the storm?
(a) His grandmother's.
(b) His sister's.
(c) His uncle's.
(d) His aunt's.

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

5. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Five years old.
(d) Seven years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.

2. When does Moore contend the hurricane warning flags were raised in Galveston?

3. Monagan describes the first night they spend in Galveston bay as one of ______________.

4. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?

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

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