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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $25,000.

2. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?
(a) Sleds.
(b) Chuck wagons.
(c) Boats.
(d) Spring wagons.

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

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?
(a) Section 1.
(b) Section 2.
(c) The front car.
(d) The caboose.

5. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?

2. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

3. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

4. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

5. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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