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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) Charles Reade.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) W.N. Hays.
(d) Myron Quinn.

2. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Pont Neuf.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Colisseum.

3. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) Declining cost of living.
(b) Low taxes.
(c) No debt.
(d) High birth rate.

4. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Railroad station.
(d) Streetlights.

5. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?
(a) 264.
(b) 100.
(c) 176.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

2. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

4. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?

5. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

(see the answer key)

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