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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1808.
(d) 1795.

2. 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) $10 million.
(c) $20 million.
(d) $35 million.

3. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 500.
(b) 700.
(c) 250.
(d) 600.

4. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(c) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(d) 50 feet by 500 feet.

5. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Packsaddle.
(b) Shortspot.
(c) Hallowground.
(d) Dittburry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

2. Where does Pitcairn leave Pittsburgh for in a private upholstered car?

3. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

4. Who owns the South Fork dam?

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

(see the answer key)

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