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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Literary Society.
(b) The Honor Society.
(c) The Opera Society.
(d) The Steel Society.

2. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Elder.
(b) Heiser.
(c) Bidwell.
(d) Ehrenfeld.

3. Which of the following places was not one of the refuge houses for flood victims?
(a) Dr. Lowman's house.
(b) The telegraph tower.
(c) The Presbyterian Church.
(d) Alma Hall.

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

5. Who conducts a church service on Sunday that initially attracts 30 people?
(a) W. Horace Rose and Henry Phipps.
(b) H.L. Chapman and David Beale.
(c) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(d) James B. Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pitcairn order the reporters' train back to at the end of Chapter 6?

2. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?

3. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?

4. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

5. On what day does the sun shine for the first time since the flood?

(see the answer key)

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