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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 family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Elder.
(c) Beale.
(d) Frick.

2. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
(a) Lake Pennsylvania.
(b) Lake Huron.
(c) Lake Michigan.
(d) Lake Conemaugh.

4. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 5.5 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

5. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) Stony Creek.
(c) The Little Conemaugh.
(d) The Old Reservoir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

3. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the woman who has a baby boy during the flood?

5. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

(see the answer key)

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