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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 area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?
(a) Hallowground.
(b) Dittburry.
(c) Shortspot.
(d) Packsaddle.

2. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) A prison.
(b) A boxcar.
(c) A church.
(d) A schoolhouse.

3. How many acres are estimated to have been covered from the wreckage of the bridge?
(a) 40-50.
(b) 30-60.
(c) 20-30.
(d) 60-70.

4. Where do the first relief trains come from on the B&O tracks?
(a) Bolivar.
(b) Somerset.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Mineral Point.

5. Who conducts a church service on Sunday that initially attracts 30 people?
(a) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(b) W. Horace Rose and Henry Phipps.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) H.L. Chapman and David Beale.

6. What kind of immigrants have lurid stories spread about them regarding thieving and shooting after the flood?
(a) Hungarians.
(b) Italians.
(c) French.
(d) Chinese.

7. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

8. What is the name of the large Pittsburgh construction company that sends 1,000 employees to the flood relief?
(a) Mellon and Finn.
(b) Booth and Flinn.
(c) Carnegie and Booth.
(d) Carnegie and Mellon.

9. How many men does Hart deputize for relief efforts?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

10. Who arrives in Sang Hollow at 10 p.m. on foot with his story to wire to New Florence regarding the flood?
(a) Myron Quinn.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) W.N. Hays.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

11. Who is known as the "Paul Revere of the Flood"?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Daniel Peyton.
(d) Henry Phipps.

12. How many foreign nations donated money to flood relief efforts in Johnstown?
(a) 7.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

13. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) The journalists react.
(b) The calming shore.
(c) No pen can describe.
(d) Time to reflect.

14. What is the name of the 1870 novel by Charles Reade that is quoted in the local newspaper after the flood?
(a) The Flood of Ages.
(b) The Day the Earth Stood Still.
(c) Put Yourself in His Place.
(d) The Bad Day.

15. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?
(a) John Eliot Bowen.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) Daniel Peyton.
(d) Frank Deckert.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?

2. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?

3. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?

4. In what month does Clara Barton end up leaving Johnstown?

5. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

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