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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 South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?
(a) Torrent.
(b) River.
(c) Flow.
(d) Spectacle.

2. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?
(a) John Hess.
(b) Daniel Peyton.
(c) Gertrude Quinn.
(d) Emma Ehrenfeld.

3. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1875.

5. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $100.
(b) $15.
(c) $10.
(d) $25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

2. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

3. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

4. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

5. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the residents of Johnstown who are participating in the Memorial Day Parade described?

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

3. How is the founding of Johnstown described?

4. Describe what happens to the Limited when the flood carries it away.

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

6. What does Hettie Ogle do when she receives the flood warning?

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

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

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

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

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