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

2. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Memorial Day.

3. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.

4. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

5. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) June 2, 1862.
(b) May 30, 1862.
(c) May 31, 1889.
(d) June 1, 1889.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?

2. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?

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

4. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?

5. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What leisure activities are popular in Johnstown?

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

9. What is Johnstown like in 1889 in terms of amenities?

10. How is George Heiser described in Chapter 1?

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