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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Benjamin J. Ruff.
(d) John Hess.

2. 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 schoolhouse.
(d) The prison.

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

4. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?
(a) Chal Dick.
(b) G.W. Brown.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

5. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(b) Robert Pitcairn.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

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) Henry Phipps.
(c) Samuel S. Miller.
(d) John Fulton.

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

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

9. 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?
(a) The caboose.
(b) Section 1.
(c) The front car.
(d) Section 2.

10. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) H.M. Bennett.
(c) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(d) Henry Phipps.

11. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1795.

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

13. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?
(a) Emma Ehrenfeld.
(b) John Hess.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) W.H. Pickerell.

14. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Jones.
(b) Smith.
(c) Adams.
(d) Fulton.

15. What is the name of the Pittsburgh clubmen's president and manager in Chapter 3?
(a) Col. Elias J. Unger.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) Charles Reade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4?

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

3. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

4. What is the title of Chapter 2?

5. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

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