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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 2:30 a.m.
(c) 3:10 p.m.
(d) 1:00 a.m.

2. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Joseph Ross.
(c) Victor Heiser.
(d) Chal Dick.

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $2,500.

4. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?
(a) 100th.
(b) 200th.
(c) 75th.
(d) 50th.

5. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Johnstown Cemetery.
(b) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(c) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(d) Mineral Point Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

4. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?

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

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