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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) C.P. Dougherty.
(b) J.C. Walkinshaw.
(c) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(d) Chal Dick.

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

3. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) May 30, 1862.
(b) June 1, 1889.
(c) May 31, 1889.
(d) June 2, 1862.

4. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) Charles Reade.
(b) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(c) George T. Swank.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

5. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

4. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

5. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?

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