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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 height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 40-50 feet.
(b) 50-60 feet.
(c) 30-40 feet.
(d) 70-80 feet.

2. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) John G. Parke.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Chal Dick.

3. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 23.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 4.

4. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) A foghorn.
(b) A scream.
(c) A bell.
(d) An open locomotive whistle.

5. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) The city of Johnstown.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

2. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

4. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

5. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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