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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 cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(b) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(c) Johnstown Cemetery.
(d) Mineral Point Cemetery.

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

3. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 700.
(b) 250.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

4. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) Stony Creek.
(b) The Little Conemaugh.
(c) Mineral Point.
(d) The Old Reservoir.

5. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Robert Pitcairn.
(c) Henry Bessemer.
(d) Frank Deckert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?

2. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

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

5. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Benjamin Ruff repair the dam after it first floods in 1862?

4. How are the hundreds of families in the streets of Johnstown just after the water begins to rise described?

5. How does the author describe the cheap construction techniques used on the South Fork dam?

6. What do the passengers in Section 1 do once they realize they're in danger in Chapter 4?

7. What does John G. Parke do when he is awakened for the second time at 6:30 a.m.?

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

9. How does John G. Parke describe the weather at the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. How are the events of the townsfolk on the day of the flood between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. described?

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