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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?
(a) Julie.
(b) Heather.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Anne.

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

3. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

3. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

4. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

5. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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