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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?
(a) 100.
(b) 500.
(c) 260.
(d) 396.

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

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

4. What is said to be causing a violent epidemic problem in Chapter 7?
(a) Acres of wood.
(b) Hundreds of human and animal carcasses.
(c) Dozens of trains.
(d) Miles of debris.

5. What is described as by far the greatest horror witnessed by flood victims in Chapter 5?
(a) The flood in Cresson.
(b) The fire at the bridge.
(c) The fire at the church.
(d) The flood in Mineral Point.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. What arrives midweek after the flood to break the jam at the stone bridge?
(a) Trucks.
(b) Bulldozers.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Cranes.

11. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?
(a) No organization.
(b) No order.
(c) No sense.
(d) No class.

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

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

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

15. What town is Pitcairn the supreme commander of on the rail line?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Altoona.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Mineral Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does a deep, steady rumble like an avalanche approach Johnstown in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of Pennsylvania's Adjutant General?

3. What church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?

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

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

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