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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 height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?
(a) 80 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

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

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1850.

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

5. 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) Heiser.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Deckert.
(d) Hess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?

2. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?

3. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

4. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

5. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

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