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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 4.
(b) 23.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

3. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(b) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(c) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.

4. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

5. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(b) The man came from the lake.
(c) Sailboats on the mountain.
(d) The great flood.

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

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) C.P. Dougherty.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) J.C. Walkinshaw.
(d) Benjamin F. Ruff.

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

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

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

11. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) Benjamin F. Ruff.

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

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

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) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

2. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?

3. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

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

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

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