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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Deckert.
(b) Heiser.
(c) Hess.
(d) Quinn.

2. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Beagle.
(c) The Call.
(d) The Tribune.

3. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?
(a) Greybeard Bridge.
(b) Lamb's Bridge.
(c) Stone Creek Bridge.
(d) Stony Bridge.

4. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) Colisseum.
(b) Pont Neuf.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Big Ben.

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?

2. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

3. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

4. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?

5. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?

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