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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $100.
(b) $25.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

3. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?
(a) Day Express.
(b) Night Owl.
(c) Limited.
(d) The Express.

4. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Bidwell.
(b) Ehrenfeld.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Elder.

5. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) John G. Parke.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Charles Reade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?

2. Who is the person interviewed separately who tells of seeing water shooting out between rocks in the dam?

3. What percentage is the mortality rate in Johnstown?

4. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

5. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?

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