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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

2. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $35 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $20 million.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Writes a sermon.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Writing in his diary.

8. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(c) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(d) 72 feet by 900 feet.

9. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Benjamin J. Ruff.

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

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

12. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $25.
(b) $10.
(c) $15.
(d) $100.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?

3. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?

4. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?

5. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

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