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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 place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Reade's.
(b) Quinn's.
(c) Lizzie Thompson's.
(d) Bert's Pub.

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

3. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

4. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(c) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(d) 75 feet by 500 feet.

5. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?
(a) Julie.
(b) Heather.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

2. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

3. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

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