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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 disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Measles.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Strep Throat.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

2. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Joseph Ross.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Victor Heiser.
(d) Chal Dick.

3. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1865.

4. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

5. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The caboose.
(b) Section 1.
(c) Section 2.
(d) The front car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Lake Conemaugh to empty in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. Who owns the South Fork dam?

5. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the founding of Johnstown described?

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

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

6. What does John G. Parke do when he sees serious leaks in the dam in Chapter 3?

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

8. In what way does Daniel Johnson Morrell change the iron business according to Chapter 2?

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

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

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