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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) A boxcar.
(b) A prison.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) A church.

2. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) H.M. Bennett.

3. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?
(a) The prison.
(b) The Methodist Church.
(c) Town hall.
(d) A stone viaduct.

4. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Pont Neuf.
(c) Colisseum.
(d) Big Ben.

5. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) Chal Dick.
(b) Michael Mann.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Cyrus Elder,

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?

2. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

4. 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?

5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

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