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

2. What is the name of the woman who has a baby boy during the flood?
(a) Mrs. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Carpenter.

3. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The Baptist Church.
(c) The Presbyterian Church.
(d) The Methodist Church.

4. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Robert Pitcairn.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Henry Bessemer.

5. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?
(a) A boat.
(b) A barn roof.
(c) A train.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the 60 people survive when the Hubert House collapses?

2. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

3. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

4. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

(see the answer key)

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