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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 inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.
2. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Section 2.
(b) The caboose.
(c) Section 1.
(d) The front car.
3. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 30-40 feet.
(b) 70-80 feet.
(c) 40-50 feet.
(d) 50-60 feet.
4. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?
(a) Day Express.
(b) Night Owl.
(c) Limited.
(d) The Express.
5. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) Declining cost of living.
(b) High birth rate.
(c) Low taxes.
(d) No debt.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?
2. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
3. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
4. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?
5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does John G. Parke witness when he returns to the town from delivering the flood warning?
2. What does Hettie Ogle do when she receives the flood warning?
3. What do the passengers in Section 1 do once they realize they're in danger in Chapter 4?
4. How does John G. Parke describe the weather at the beginning of Chapter 1?
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 reason does the author say the local fishermen are irritated by the club management in Chapter 2?
7. How does the author describe the cheap construction techniques used on the South Fork dam?
8. How are the hundreds of families in the streets of Johnstown just after the water begins to rise described?
9. What leisure activities are popular in Johnstown?
10. What does John G. Parke do when he sees serious leaks in the dam in Chapter 3?
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