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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said to be causing a violent epidemic problem in Chapter 7?
(a) Dozens of trains.
(b) Acres of wood.
(c) Hundreds of human and animal carcasses.
(d) Miles of debris.

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

3. What percentage is the mortality rate in Johnstown?
(a) 15%.
(b) 11 %.
(c) 5%.
(d) 20%.

4. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Jims.
(b) Hokies.
(c) Hunkies.
(d) Oklahomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

2. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

3. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?

4. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

5. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

(see the answer key)

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