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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Emily.
(d) Anne.

2. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?
(a) Pittsburgh Steel.
(b) Johnstown Steel.
(c) Cambria Iron Company.
(d) B & O Railroad.

3. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?
(a) 50.
(b) 47.
(c) 23.
(d) 60.

4. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1852.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?

3. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

4. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

(see the answer key)

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