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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 are the names of the prefabricated houses or hunt relics built for survivors?
(a) Housies.
(b) Oklahomas.
(c) Ohios.
(d) Parkies.

2. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

3. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?
(a) John Hess.
(b) Daniel Peyton.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Clara Barton.

4. How many people are taken back and forth on the ferry?
(a) 500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 2,000.

5. What is the last name of the one male reporter to die of pneumonia?
(a) Davis.
(b) Smith.
(c) Crute.
(d) Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres are estimated to have been covered from the wreckage of the bridge?

2. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?

3. Which state's governor sends a shipment of tents and coffins to Johnstown?

4. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?

5. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does the author suggest for Pitcairn joining the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club?

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

3. How are Clara Barton's relief efforts described?

4. What is Pitcairn's reaction after seeing debris in the muddy water at Sang Hollow?

5. How are the first arrivals of supply carts described?

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

7. How does the author describe the sightseers at the flood site?

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

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

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

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