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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. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(b) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(c) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(d) 72 feet by 900 feet.

4. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Jones.
(b) Adams.
(c) Fulton.
(d) Smith.

5. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?

3. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?

4. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?

5. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Daniel Johnson Morrell change the iron business according to Chapter 2?

2. What reason does the author say the local fishermen are irritated by the club management in Chapter 2?

3. How is the South Fork dam described at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

6. How do the townspeople of Johnstown react to the telegraph message warning them that the dam would break?

7. How is the rain described when it starts in Johnstown at 4 p.m. on May 31st?

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

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

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

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