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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?
(a) Prowling thieves.
(b) Murders.
(c) Drunken brawls.
(d) Gangs of toughs.

3. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $25,000.

4. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Hallowground.
(b) Packsaddle.
(c) Dittburry.
(d) Shortspot.

5. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
(a) Lake Michigan.
(b) Lake Conemaugh.
(c) Lake Pennsylvania.
(d) Lake Huron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?

2. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?

3. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?

4. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

5. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

(see the answer key)

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