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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $2,500.

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

3. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?
(a) The prison.
(b) The Methodist Church.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) The telegraph tower.

4. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) A great tragedy.
(b) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.
(c) The sad survivors.
(d) After the flood.

5. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?

2. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

3. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

4. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

5. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?

(see the answer key)

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