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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?
(a) Sycamore St. Methodist Church.
(b) Main St. Catholic Church.
(c) Sycamore St. Baptist Church.
(d) Main St. Presbyterian Church.

2. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?
(a) One in three.
(b) One in two.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in five.

3. From where do 20,000 hams arrive for flood victims?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Cincinnati.

4. What is the name of the young girl who nearly has her leg amputated by rescuers?
(a) Hettie Ogle.
(b) Gertrude Quinn.
(c) Rose Clark.
(d) Emma Ehrenfeld.

5. At what time does a deep, steady rumble like an avalanche approach Johnstown in Chapter 5?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 4:07 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) Noon.

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

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

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

9. What percentage is the mortality rate in Johnstown?
(a) 20%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 11 %.
(d) 5%.

10. How many of the 60 people survive when the Hubert House collapses?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 9.

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

12. What is the name of the woman who has a baby boy during the flood?
(a) Mrs. Carpenter.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

13. How many miles from Johnstown are the journalists from Pittsburgh?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

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

15. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?
(a) Daniel Peyton.
(b) Clara Barton.
(c) John Hess.
(d) W. Horace Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the 1870 novel by Charles Reade that is quoted in the local newspaper after the flood?

2. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?

3. Who conducts a church service on Sunday that initially attracts 30 people?

4. What is the name of the club that develops as esprit de corps, as in wartime?

5. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?

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