View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?
(a) 57.
(b) 30.
(c) 67.
(d) 20.

2. At what time do newspapermen arrive across the Little Conemaugh in Chapter 7?
(a) 2:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

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

4. In what year does Pitcairn's first interest in the dam come after it wrecks railroad property?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1862.

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

6. In what month does Clara Barton end up leaving Johnstown?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) December,
(d) July,

7. What day does the first case of typhoid come on?
(a) July 1.
(b) June 20.
(c) June 10.
(d) July 5.

8. What train was the survivor on who wrote a long, florid account of his "race for life" with the "monster destruction"?
(a) Day Express.
(b) The Flash.
(c) The Limited.
(d) The Daydream.

9. Which of the following states had the International Red Cross NOT helped after natural disasters before Johnstown?
(a) Ohio.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) Illinois.

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

11. 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) Shortspot.
(c) Packsaddle.
(d) Dittburry.

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

13. What is the name of the religious fanatics that come from Pittsburgh?
(a) Snarkies.
(b) Oklahomas.
(c) Harpies.
(d) Pookies.

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

15. What is the name of the vice president of Cambria Iron who says rebuilding will begin immediately?
(a) James McMillan.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) Andrew Mellon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the man who started stories while berserk over the loss of his wife and children?

4. On what day does the sun shine for the first time since the flood?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 417 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample