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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) Joseph Schantz.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

3. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Shell.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Clay.

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

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

6. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Quinn & Family.
(b) Hart LLC.
(c) Carnegie & Partners.
(d) Mellon & Sons.

7. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

8. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A horse.
(b) A house.
(c) A cow.
(d) A boat.

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

10. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?
(a) Flow.
(b) River.
(c) Torrent.
(d) Spectacle.

11. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Irish.

12. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Strep Throat.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Chicken Pox.

13. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
(a) Lake Huron.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) Lake Pennsylvania.
(d) Lake Conemaugh.

14. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) Declining cost of living.
(b) Low taxes.
(c) High birth rate.
(d) No debt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?

2. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

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

4. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

5. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?

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