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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 term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Jims.
(b) Hunkies.
(c) Oklahomas.
(d) Hokies.

3. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Heiser.
(b) Ehrenfeld.
(c) Bidwell.
(d) Elder.

4. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) Strep Throat.
(d) Chicken Pox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?

2. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

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

4. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

5. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

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