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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 2:30 a.m.
(c) 3:10 p.m.
(d) 1:00 a.m.

3. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?
(a) One in three.
(b) One in five.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in two.

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

5. What are the names of the prefabricated houses or hunt relics built for survivors?
(a) Oklahomas.
(b) Housies.
(c) Parkies.
(d) Ohios.

Short Answer Questions

1. What train was the survivor on who wrote a long, florid account of his "race for life" with the "monster destruction"?

2. What town is Pitcairn the supreme commander of on the rail line?

3. Who paid out of pocket for supplies after becoming exhausted from four straight days of relief work?

4. Who is known as the "Paul Revere of the Flood"?

5. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?

(see the answer key)

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