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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The front car.
(b) The caboose.
(c) Section 1.
(d) Section 2.

2. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?
(a) A break from work.
(b) Boats floating in the street.
(c) Horses roaming the stores.
(d) The cows drinking water on Main Street.

3. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) The telegraph tower.
(c) The Methodist Church.
(d) The prison.

4. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) Cambria Iron.
(b) The mayor of Johnstown.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

5. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Jones.
(b) Smith.
(c) Adams.
(d) Fulton.

6. How long does it take for Lake Conemaugh to empty in Chapter 4?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 36-45 minutes.
(d) 20-30 minutes.

7. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) The city of Johnstown.
(d) The state of Pennsylvania.

8. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

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

10. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 250.
(b) 600.
(c) 700.
(d) 500.

11. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?
(a) 100th.
(b) 75th.
(c) 200th.
(d) 50th.

12. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 80 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

13. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $100.
(d) $25.

14. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Railroad station.
(c) Streetlights.
(d) Hospital.

15. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Reade's.
(b) Bert's Pub.
(c) Quinn's.
(d) Lizzie Thompson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

2. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?

3. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?

4. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?

5. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

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