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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
(a) The Call.
(b) The Tribune.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Beagle.

2. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Writes a sermon.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Writing in his diary.
(d) Taking a bath.

3. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

4. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 80 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?

2. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

4. How long does it take for Lake Conemaugh to empty in Chapter 4?

5. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?

(see the answer key)

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