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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $20 million.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $35 million.
(d) $10 million.

2. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1895.

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

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

5. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?
(a) Elder.
(b) Beale.
(c) Frick.
(d) Quinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Pitcairn's first interest in the dam come after it wrecks railroad property?

2. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

3. Who owns the South Fork dam?

4. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?

5. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

(see the answer key)

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