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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Bidwell.
(d) Heidenfelter.

2. 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) Heiser.
(b) Deckert.
(c) Hess.
(d) Quinn.

3. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 2:30 a.m.
(b) 5:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 a.m.
(d) 3:10 p.m.

4. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Strep Throat.
(c) Measles.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?
(a) John Hess.
(b) Gertrude Quinn.
(c) Daniel Peyton.
(d) Emma Ehrenfeld.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

2. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?

3. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?

4. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

5. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

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