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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $20 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $50 million.

2. How many people are taken back and forth on the ferry?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 3,000.

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1808.

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

5. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?
(a) 300.
(b) 264.
(c) 100.
(d) 176.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

3. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

4. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

5. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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