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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the 500-600 people in the bridge survive?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 55.
(d) 80.

2. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Emily.
(c) Anne.
(d) Gertrude.

3. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Stony Creek.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) Cresson.
(d) East Conemaugh.

4. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?
(a) A stone viaduct.
(b) The prison.
(c) Town hall.
(d) The Methodist Church.

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the 60 people survive when the Hubert House collapses?

3. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?

5. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

(see the answer key)

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