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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 death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) One in five.
(b) One in three.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in six.

2. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) The city of Johnstown.
(b) The state of Pennsylvania.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

3. 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 caboose.
(b) The front car.
(c) Section 1.
(d) Section 2.

4. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) John Fulton.
(c) Robert Pitcairn.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?

2. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

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

4. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

5. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?

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