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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the young girl who nearly has her leg amputated by rescuers?
(a) Emma Ehrenfeld.
(b) Gertrude Quinn.
(c) Rose Clark.
(d) Hettie Ogle.

2. How many foreign nations donated money to flood relief efforts in Johnstown?
(a) 5.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

3. How many of the 60 people survive when the Hubert House collapses?
(a) 20.
(b) 9.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

4. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?

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

3. 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?

4. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?

5. Who is the town's first choice for dictator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Pitcairn's second message to Pittsburgh?

2. What are some of the efforts made by the townsfolk in regards to helping the flood survivors in Chapter 7?

3. Describe the city's reasons for needing quick disinfection in Chapter 8.

4. How is Kurz and Allison's lithograph described?

5. What is the nature of the journalists' first reports of the flood?

6. Describe the donations made to Johnstown from other cities.

7. How is the work of the 200 photographers visiting Johnstown described?

8. How are Clara Barton's relief efforts described?

9. How is Mr. Pitcairn described as he prepares to go to Johnstown to evaluate flood damage?

10. Describe what happens to Gertrude Quinn after she hides in a cupboard.

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