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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Lizzie Thompson's.
(b) Bert's Pub.
(c) Reade's.
(d) Quinn's.

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Run for your lives!
(b) We need dry land.
(c) Help!
(d) It's not over yet.

3. Where does the train roll slowly back to when it cannot reach Johnstown in Chapter 6?
(a) Altoona.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) Stony Bridge.
(d) New Florence.

4. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?
(a) Torrent.
(b) Spectacle.
(c) River.
(d) Flow.

5. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?
(a) Charles Reade.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) G.W. Brown.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does a deep, steady rumble like an avalanche approach Johnstown in Chapter 5?

2. 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?

3. Which state's governor sends a shipment of tents and coffins to Johnstown?

4. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

5. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

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