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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 30-40 feet.
(b) 40-50 feet.
(c) 70-80 feet.
(d) 50-60 feet.

3. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Hallowground.
(b) Packsaddle.
(c) Dittburry.
(d) Shortspot.

4. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?
(a) No order.
(b) No organization.
(c) No sense.
(d) No class.

5. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) Cyrus Elder,
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Michael Mann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following places was not one of the refuge houses for flood victims?

2. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?

3. What is the name of Pennsylvania's Adjutant General?

4. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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