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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) John Hess.
(b) Cyrus Elder,
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Michael Mann.

2. Who is described as a man of God who is also the voice of the Cambria Iron Company?
(a) John Hess.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) John Fulton.
(d) James B. Scott.

3. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) John G. Parke.

4. What is the name of the 1870 novel by Charles Reade that is quoted in the local newspaper after the flood?
(a) The Bad Day.
(b) The Day the Earth Stood Still.
(c) Put Yourself in His Place.
(d) The Flood of Ages.

5. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?
(a) 60.
(b) 23.
(c) 50.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the vice president of Cambria Iron who says rebuilding will begin immediately?

2. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?

3. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?

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