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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 church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?
(a) Sycamore St. Methodist Church.
(b) Sycamore St. Baptist Church.
(c) Main St. Presbyterian Church.
(d) Main St. Catholic Church.

2. What is the name of the woman who has a baby boy during the flood?
(a) Mrs. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Carpenter.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

3. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) Daniel Peyton.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) John Eliot Bowen.

4. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

5. At what time do a carpenter and his wife stagger into town and report that there is hardly a building left standing in Johnstown?
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Clara Barton end up leaving Johnstown?

2. Where do the first relief trains come from on the B&O tracks?

3. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?

4. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?

5. What is the name of Pennsylvania's Adjutant General?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the stories spread by the city lieutenant in regards to the Hungarian immigrants?

2. How is the identification of the dead bodies described in Chapter 7?

3. How is Mr. Pitcairn described as he prepares to go to Johnstown to evaluate flood damage?

4. What does William Tice witness near the end of Chapter 5?

5. How are the events on Sunday, June 9th described?

6. How is Victor Heiser described when the wave reaches his family's property?

7. What is the nature of Pitcairn's second message to Pittsburgh?

8. How is Johnstown described at the beginning of Chapter 7?

9. What is the nature of the stories about Daniel Peyton?

10. What are the three destructive thrusts made by the wave as described in Chapter 5?

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