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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pont Neuf.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

2. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(b) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(c) Johnstown Cemetery.
(d) Sandy Vale Cemetery.

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

4. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?
(a) A stone viaduct.
(b) Town hall.
(c) The prison.
(d) The Methodist Church.

5. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) June 2, 1862.
(b) May 30, 1862.
(c) May 31, 1889.
(d) June 1, 1889.

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

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

8. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) Henry Phipps.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Samuel S. Miller.

9. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) The Old Reservoir.
(c) The Little Conemaugh.
(d) Stony Creek.

10. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 2:30 a.m.
(b) 3:10 p.m.
(c) 1:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

11. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?
(a) Spring wagons.
(b) Chuck wagons.
(c) Boats.
(d) Sleds.

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

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

14. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

15. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?
(a) The city of Johnstown.
(b) The mayor of Johnstown.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) Pennsylvania Railroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?

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

3. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?

4. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?

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