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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Fulton.
(b) Smith.
(c) Jones.
(d) Adams.

2. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?
(a) Beale.
(b) Elder.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Frick.

3. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) The Old Reservoir.
(b) The Little Conemaugh.
(c) Mineral Point.
(d) Stony Creek.

4. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Bert's Pub.
(b) Quinn's.
(c) Reade's.
(d) Lizzie Thompson's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as by far the greatest horror witnessed by flood victims in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?

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?

4. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the man who helps save the girl who climbs in a cupboard in Chapter 5?

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