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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the club that develops as esprit de corps, as in wartime?
(a) The Survivor Club.
(b) Society Club.
(c) The Broken Hearts Club.
(d) Lime Kiln Club.

2. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) J.C. Walkinshaw.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) C.P. Dougherty.
(d) Benjamin F. Ruff.

3. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

4. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. Who is the person interviewed separately who tells of seeing water shooting out between rocks in the dam?
(a) Herbert Webber.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the 1870 novel by Charles Reade that is quoted in the local newspaper after the flood?

2. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

4. What is the name of the town where reporters are held because water prevents them from reaching Johnstown?

5. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?

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