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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

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

3. 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?
(a) Much pain.
(b) Terrible suffering.
(c) Little suffering.
(d) Great damage.

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

5. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young girl who nearly has her leg amputated by rescuers?

2. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?

3. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

4. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

5. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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