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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The front car.
(b) Section 1.
(c) Section 2.
(d) The caboose.

2. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Cresson.
(b) East Conemaugh.
(c) Stony Creek.
(d) Mineral Point.

3. 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?
(a) Heiser.
(b) Deckert.
(c) Hess.
(d) Quinn.

4. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(b) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(c) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(d) Johnstown Cemetery.

5. What is the name of the woman who has a baby boy during the flood?
(a) Mrs. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Carpenter.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

3. What church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?

4. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?

5. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?

(see the answer key)

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