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

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

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

4. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 500.

5. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) James B. Scott.
(b) George T. Swank.
(c) Daniel Johnson Morrell.
(d) W. Horace Rose.

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

7. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

10. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Honor Society.
(b) The Opera Society.
(c) The Steel Society.
(d) The Literary Society.

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?

2. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

3. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?

4. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

5. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?

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