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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
(a) The Tribune.
(b) The Beagle.
(c) The Call.
(d) The Times.

2. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Carnegie & Partners.
(b) Hart LLC.
(c) Quinn & Family.
(d) Mellon & Sons.

3. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

4. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?
(a) Samuel S. Miller.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) John Fulton.
(d) Henry Phipps.

5. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Strep Throat.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Measles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?

2. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

4. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?

5. What town is Pitcairn the supreme commander of on the rail line?

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