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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?
(a) 264.
(b) 176.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

3. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. David Beale.
(b) Rev. John Fulton.
(c) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(d) Rev. Chal Dick.

4. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) May 31, 1889.
(b) June 1, 1889.
(c) May 30, 1862.
(d) June 2, 1862.

5. What is the name of the town where reporters are held because water prevents them from reaching Johnstown?
(a) Cresson.
(b) Stony Creek.
(c) Bolivar.
(d) Mineral Point.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?

3. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

4. What do Johnstown residents see catch fire around 8 p.m. the day of the flood?

5. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

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