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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $2,500.

2. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?
(a) G.W. Brown.
(b) Robert Pitcairn.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Chal Dick.

3. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?

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

3. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?

4. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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