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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) A schoolhouse.
(b) A prison.
(c) A boxcar.
(d) A church.

2. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Heidenfelter.
(d) Bidwell.

3. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?
(a) Samuel S. Miller.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) John Fulton.

4. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $100.
(b) $25.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

5. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

2. At what time do a carpenter and his wife stagger into town and report that there is hardly a building left standing in Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?

4. How many men does Hart deputize for relief efforts?

5. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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