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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) John G. Parke.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Charles Reade.

3. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 22.

4. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(b) C.P. Dougherty.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) J.C. Walkinshaw.

5. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Ehrenfeld.
(b) Bidwell.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Elder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?

3. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

4. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

5. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

(see the answer key)

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