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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) W. Horace Rose.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Henry Phipps.

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

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,000.

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

5. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Railroad station.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Streetlights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

2. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

3. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

4. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

5. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way is Johnstown booming financially before the flood?

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

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

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

8. What happens when the water hits its first major obstacle in Chapter 4?

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

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

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