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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 distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) W. Horace Rose.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Andrew Mellon.

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

3. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Hart LLC.
(b) Quinn & Family.
(c) Mellon & Sons.
(d) Carnegie & Partners.

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

5. 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) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Big Ben.

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

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

8. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. David Beale.
(b) Rev. John Fulton.
(c) Rev. Chal Dick.
(d) Rev. H.L. Chapman.

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

10. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) John G. Parke.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Frank Deckert.

11. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.
(b) A mighty flood.
(c) The man from Tallahassee.
(d) There's a man came from the lake.

12. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 30.

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

14. 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) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Cambria Iron.
(d) The mayor of Johnstown.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

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

5. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?

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