Galveston Hurricane Quiz

What is Lulu afraid of? How does Charlie help her?

• Lulu is afraid of water. Charlie helps her by telling her a funny story.

• Lulu is afraid of the “cloud monster.” Charlie helps her by giving her his favorite stuffy.

• Lulu is afraid of the “cloud monster.” Charlie helps her by distracting her with a magic trick.

• Lulu is afraid of water. Charlie helps her by distracting her with a magic trick.

How old was Charlie?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

How does Charlie get separated from his family at the Potts’s house?

• He ends up in a room, up against the wall, and when the wall gets pulled off the house by the wind, he falls into the water.

• While doing the magic trick, he gets blown away and pushed out the front door.

• He went to let his dog out for a walk and never made it back to his own home.

• He ends up in a room, up against a wall, and escapes through the attic and out onto the roof.

What does Charlie want to be?

• a meteorologist

• a magician

• a scientist

• a therapist

How did Charlie save himself?

• He managed to grab hold of a floating door and climb on top

• He found an abandoned canoe and climbed inside

• He was able to use a large trashcan lid to float on.

• He was able to climb a really tall tree to safety.

What do Charlie and his family do after the storm?

• They start a new life in New Hampshire together.

• They all stay in Galveston and rebuild their home together.

• Charlie, Mama, and Lulu stay with cousins and dad stays back to help with cleanup.

• They visit family around the country, starting in Alabama.

What is Charlie's plan to get back at Gordon?

• He plans to do a magic trick to make Gordon disappear.

• He plans to do a magic trick to turn Gordon into a frog.

• He plans to do a magic trick to make him 3 times smaller than the other boys.

• He plans to do a magic trick to put a cockroach in Gordon's skull.

What helps Charlie when he is stuck under the water with wire wrapped around his legs?

• Charlie remembers a phrase he read in Meraki’s book, spoken by Houdini: “One must not panic or struggle when trying to get free from a rope…” He stays still, and the wires loosen enough for him to wriggle free.

• Charlie remembers a phrase he read in a book by Aristotle: “One must not fear anything but fear itself” He breaks the rope with his teeth.

• He finds a pocket knife just in time.

• Gordon has a change of heart and decides to help Charlie with a pocket knife he had.

what is this

• tornado 
• landslide
• typhoon 
• hurricane

What is one reason that the Galveston hurricane of 1900 was so devastating?

• the people of Galveston had no advance warning and no preparation
• the people of Galveston abandoned their homes in the days before the hurricane hit
• the government of Galveston was ineffective and couldn't handle what happened
• the walls that had been built weren't tall enough to withstand the hurricane