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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) The city of Johnstown.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

2. Where does Pitcairn order the reporters' train back to at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) New York.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Cincinnati.

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

4. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Shortspot.
(b) Packsaddle.
(c) Hallowground.
(d) Dittburry.

5. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Smith.
(b) Adams.
(c) Fulton.
(d) Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?

2. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

3. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

4. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

5. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?

(see the answer key)

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