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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Victor Heiser.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Joseph Ross.

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

3. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 5.5 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

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

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

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

7. What is the name of the ticket agent that is asked for his advice on whether to send a warning to Pitcairn at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) J.C. Walkinshaw.
(b) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(c) C.P. Dougherty.
(d) Chal Dick.

8. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 30 years.

9. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

10. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?
(a) Robert Pitcairn.
(b) John Fulton.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

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

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

13. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) Chal Dick.
(b) John Hess.
(c) Cyrus Elder,
(d) Michael Mann.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?

3. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

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