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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) Cresson.
(c) East Conemaugh.
(d) Stony Creek.

2. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. John Fulton.
(b) Rev. David Beale.
(c) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(d) Rev. Chal Dick.

3. 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) Daniel Peyton.
(d) Gertrude Quinn.

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?
(a) Hess.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Deckert.
(d) Heiser.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?

2. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

3. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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