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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $15,000.

3. 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) Hess.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Deckert.

4. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?
(a) Pennsylvania Railroad.
(b) The mayor of Johnstown.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) The city of Johnstown.

5. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?
(a) 23.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

2. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?

3. Who rides back and forth on horseback trying to exhort the men to dig harder on fixing the dam in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?

5. What is said to be causing a violent epidemic problem in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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