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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who heads the Pittsburgh Relief Committee after Moxham resigns?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) Daniel Hartman Hastings.
(d) John Hess.

2. Where does Pitcairn leave Pittsburgh for in a private upholstered car?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) Lilly.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Johnstown.

3. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?
(a) Murders.
(b) Drunken brawls.
(c) Prowling thieves.
(d) Gangs of toughs.

4. What is the name of the man who helps save the girl who climbs in a cupboard in Chapter 5?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Maxwell McAchren.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

5. How many people in Johnstown end up dying of typhoid?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

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

7. Which of the following places was not one of the refuge houses for flood victims?
(a) Alma Hall.
(b) The Presbyterian Church.
(c) The telegraph tower.
(d) Dr. Lowman's house.

8. What is the name of the Chicago publisher who creates a popular color lithograph of the dam bursting?
(a) Smith & Wesson.
(b) Hart & Lad.
(c) Kurz & Allison.
(d) Harp & Smitz.

9. In what cities outside Pennsylvania are stories run on the front page regarding the flood?
(a) Boston and New York.
(b) Boston and Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia and Chicago.
(d) Cincinnati and New York.

10. Who entertains "Newspaper Row" by asking colleagues about restaurants?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Richard Harding Davis.

11. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

13. What sum does Unger summarize the losses at the club to be?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) $150,000.

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

15. What does Pitcairn say he fears among survivors, which prompts him to call for a public meeting to send supplies to survivors in Chapter 6?
(a) Little suffering.
(b) Much pain.
(c) Terrible suffering.
(d) Great damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?

2. Who is the person interviewed separately who tells of seeing water shooting out between rocks in the dam?

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

4. From where do 20,000 hams arrive for flood victims?

5. What are the names of the prefabricated houses or hunt relics built for survivors?

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