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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?
(a) Little Conemaugh and Stony Creek.
(b) Mineral Point and Little Conemaugh.
(c) Little Conemaugh and Sandy Vale.
(d) Stony Creek and Sandy Vale.

3. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?
(a) 500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 1,500.

4. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(b) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting Club.

5. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Clay.
(c) Stone.
(d) Shell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

4. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?

5. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?

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