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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 Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. David Beale.
(b) Rev. John Fulton.
(c) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(d) Rev. Chal Dick.

2. Who rides back and forth on horseback trying to exhort the men to dig harder on fixing the dam in Chapter 3?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) John G. Parke.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

3. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) Joseph Ross.
(d) Victor Heiser.

4. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

2. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?

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

4. What do Johnstown residents see catch fire around 8 p.m. the day of the flood?

5. What is the name of the Pittsburgh clubmen's president and manager in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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