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

2. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?
(a) A house.
(b) A boat.
(c) A train.
(d) A barn roof.

3. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Strep Throat.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

4. What is the name of the man who brings three carloads of supplies and 300 men to help the relief efforts?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) Daniel Peyton.
(c) Victor Heiser.
(d) Capt. Bill Jones.

5. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Dittburry.
(b) Hallowground.
(c) Shortspot.
(d) Packsaddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?

2. What do Johnstown residents see catch fire around 8 p.m. the day of the flood?

3. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

4. What is the name of the man of the Philadelphia Press who catches a train to Johnstown but gets no further than Harrisburg?

5. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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