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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?
(a) The city of Johnstown.
(b) The state of Pennsylvania.
(c) The mayor of Johnstown.
(d) Pennsylvania Railroad.

2. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The Presbyterian Church.
(c) The Methodist Church.
(d) The Baptist Church.

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

4. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Steel Society.
(b) The Opera Society.
(c) The Literary Society.
(d) The Honor Society.

5. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?
(a) One in two.
(b) One in four.
(c) One in three.
(d) One in five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

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. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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