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

2. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The caboose.
(b) Section 2.
(c) Section 1.
(d) The front car.

3. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) One in six.
(b) One in three.
(c) One in five.
(d) One in four.

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

5. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?
(a) Emma Ehrenfeld.
(b) John Hess.
(c) W.H. Pickerell.
(d) W. Horace Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?

2. What is the name of the Pittsburgh clubmen's president and manager in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

4. Who arrives in Sang Hollow at 10 p.m. on foot with his story to wire to New Florence regarding the flood?

5. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

(see the answer key)

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