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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in Sang Hollow at 10 p.m. on foot with his story to wire to New Florence regarding the flood?
(a) Myron Quinn.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) W.N. Hays.

2. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?
(a) The telegraph tower.
(b) The Methodist Church.
(c) The prison.
(d) The schoolhouse.

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(b) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(d) 60 feet by 600 feet.

4. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Hess.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Deckert.

5. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Section 1.
(b) The front car.
(c) The caboose.
(d) Section 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?

2. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

3. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

5. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

(see the answer key)

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