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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 Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. John Fulton.
(b) Rev. Chal Dick.
(c) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(d) Rev. David Beale.

2. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Jones.
(b) Fulton.
(c) Smith.
(d) Adams.

3. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) May 30, 1862.
(b) June 1, 1889.
(c) June 2, 1862.
(d) May 31, 1889.

4. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(b) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(c) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.

5. At what time do newspapermen arrive across the Little Conemaugh in Chapter 7?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?

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

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

4. What town is Pitcairn the supreme commander of on the rail line?

5. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?

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