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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Bidwell.
(c) Hastings.
(d) Heidenfelter.

2. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?
(a) River.
(b) Torrent.
(c) Spectacle.
(d) Flow.

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

4. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) Daniel Johnson Morrell.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) James B. Scott.

5. How high is the backwash when the wave slams into the immovable hill on the far side of town?
(a) 550 feet.
(b) 700 feet.
(c) 450 feet.
(d) 200 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

2. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?

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

4. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

5. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?

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