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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?
(a) Andrew Mellon.
(b) Henry Phipps.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Frank Deckert.

2. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Joseph Schantz.
(b) W. Horace Rose.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

3. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 5:30 p.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

4. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?
(a) 5.5 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

5. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 3:30 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?

2. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?

3. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?

5. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do passengers on the Night Off do during their ride?

2. What happens after Lake Conemaugh empties in 36-45 minutes?

3. Describe what Hess and Liggett do after becoming stranded in Mineral Point.

4. What does John G. Parke witness when he returns to the town from delivering the flood warning?

5. What are the four critical changes John Fulton discovers must be made regarding Ruff's men's findings at the end of Chapter 2?

6. What is the nature of John Fulton's report on the safety of the dam in Chapter 2?

7. What reasons does the author say allowed the water to flow freely down the mountains in Johnstown?

8. How is George Heiser described in Chapter 1?

9. What happens to the city of Woodvale in Chapter 4?

10. What is Johnstown like in 1889 in terms of amenities?

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