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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?
(a) Robert Pitcairn.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) G.W. Brown.

2. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 30-40 feet.
(b) 40-50 feet.
(c) 50-60 feet.
(d) 70-80 feet.

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $2,000.

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

5. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?
(a) W. Horace Rose.
(b) Henry Phipps.
(c) Andrew Mellon.
(d) Frank Deckert.

6. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) Colisseum.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Pont Neuf.

7. Who rides back and forth on horseback trying to exhort the men to dig harder on fixing the dam in Chapter 3?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) John Hess.
(c) John Fulton.
(d) John G. Parke.

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

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

10. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?
(a) Day Express.
(b) Night Owl.
(c) Limited.
(d) The Express.

11. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

12. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Cresson.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) Stony Creek.
(d) East Conemaugh.

13. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?
(a) Pittsburgh Steel.
(b) Johnstown Steel.
(c) B & O Railroad.
(d) Cambria Iron Company.

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

15. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?

2. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?

3. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

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