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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

2. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?
(a) Emma Ehrenfeld.
(b) John Hess.
(c) Gertrude Quinn.
(d) Daniel Peyton.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) There's a man came from the lake.
(b) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.
(c) The man from Tallahassee.
(d) A mighty flood.

4. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) The man came from the lake.
(b) The great flood.
(c) Sailboats on the mountain.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

5. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?
(a) Horses roaming the stores.
(b) Boats floating in the street.
(c) The cows drinking water on Main Street.
(d) A break from work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the South Fork dam?

2. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?

4. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?

5. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

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