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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pitcairn leave Pittsburgh for in a private upholstered car?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) Johnstown.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Lilly.

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

3. What is the name of the town where reporters are held because water prevents them from reaching Johnstown?
(a) Stony Creek.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Bolivar.

4. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

5. What is the name of Pennsylvania's Adjutant General?
(a) John G. Parke.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Daniel Harman Hastings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?

2. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?

3. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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