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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 manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) Daniel Johnson Morrell.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) George T. Swank.
(d) W. Horace Rose.

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Sailboats on the mountain.
(b) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) The great flood.
(d) The man came from the lake.

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) There's a man came from the lake.
(b) A mighty flood.
(c) The man from Tallahassee.
(d) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

2. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

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

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

5. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?

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