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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 40-50 feet.
(b) 50-60 feet.
(c) 30-40 feet.
(d) 70-80 feet.

2. In what year does Pitcairn's first interest in the dam come after it wrecks railroad property?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1880.

3. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

4. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Heiser.
(c) Deckert.
(d) Hess.

5. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 3:10 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?

2. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?

3. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?

4. Where does Pitcairn order the reporters' train back to at the end of Chapter 6?

5. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

(see the answer key)

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