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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 young girl who nearly has her leg amputated by rescuers?
(a) Gertrude Quinn.
(b) Hettie Ogle.
(c) Rose Clark.
(d) Emma Ehrenfeld.

2. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(c) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(d) 50 feet by 500 feet.

3. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) A foghorn.
(b) A bell.
(c) An open locomotive whistle.
(d) A scream.

4. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Writing in his diary.
(d) Writes a sermon.

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?

2. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

3. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

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

5. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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