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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 Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(b) Rev. Chal Dick.
(c) Rev. David Beale.
(d) Rev. John Fulton.

2. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) Cambria Iron.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) The mayor of Johnstown.

3. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Honor Society.
(b) The Steel Society.
(c) The Opera Society.
(d) The Literary Society.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?

3. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?

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

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

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 is the rain described when it starts in Johnstown at 4 p.m. on May 31st?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the founding of Johnstown described?

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