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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Section 2.
(b) Section 1.
(c) The caboose.
(d) The front car.

2. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?
(a) Chuck wagons.
(b) Boats.
(c) Spring wagons.
(d) Sleds.

3. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) One in six.
(b) One in three.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in five.

4. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?
(a) The Express.
(b) Night Owl.
(c) Day Express.
(d) Limited.

5. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) George T. Swank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

4. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

5. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

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