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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Pittsburgh clubmen's president and manager in Chapter 3?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) Col. Elias J. Unger.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Charles Reade.

2. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The front car.
(b) Section 1.
(c) The caboose.
(d) Section 2.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) A mighty flood.
(b) The man from Tallahassee.
(c) There's a man came from the lake.
(d) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.

4. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
(a) Clay.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Stone.
(d) Shell.

5. What is described as by far the greatest horror witnessed by flood victims in Chapter 5?
(a) The flood in Cresson.
(b) The fire at the bridge.
(c) The fire at the church.
(d) The flood in Mineral Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?

2. What does Pitcairn say he fears among survivors, which prompts him to call for a public meeting to send supplies to survivors in Chapter 6?

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

4. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?

5. What is the title of Chapter 2?

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