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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pitcairn say he fears among survivors, which prompts him to call for a public meeting to send supplies to survivors in Chapter 6?
(a) Much pain.
(b) Little suffering.
(c) Great damage.
(d) Terrible suffering.

2. Which of the following states had the International Red Cross NOT helped after natural disasters before Johnstown?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

3. What train was the survivor on who wrote a long, florid account of his "race for life" with the "monster destruction"?
(a) Day Express.
(b) The Daydream.
(c) The Flash.
(d) The Limited.

4. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) Halloween.

5. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Hunkies.
(b) Oklahomas.
(c) Jims.
(d) Hokies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?

3. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

4. What percentage is the mortality rate in Johnstown?

5. Who is the person interviewed separately who tells of seeing water shooting out between rocks in the dam?

(see the answer key)

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