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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) C.P. Dougherty.
(d) J.C. Walkinshaw.

2. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 23.
(b) 17.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

3. Who rides back and forth on horseback trying to exhort the men to dig harder on fixing the dam in Chapter 3?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) John G. Parke.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) John Hess.

4. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 3:30 a.m.

5. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) Joseph Schantz.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) W. Horace Rose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

4. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

5. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?

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