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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 600.
(b) 700.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.

3. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?
(a) Benjamin J. Ruff.
(b) George T. Swank.
(c) John Hess.
(d) James B. Scott.

4. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Hart LLC.
(b) Quinn & Family.
(c) Mellon & Sons.
(d) Carnegie & Partners.

5. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) The mayor of Johnstown.
(b) Cambria Iron.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do a carpenter and his wife stagger into town and report that there is hardly a building left standing in Johnstown?

2. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

3. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?

5. Where does Pitcairn order the reporters' train back to at the end of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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