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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. Baptist Church.
(b) Main St. Catholic Church.
(c) Sycamore St. Methodist Church.
(d) Main St. Presbyterian Church.

2. What is the name of the club that develops as esprit de corps, as in wartime?
(a) Lime Kiln Club.
(b) The Broken Hearts Club.
(c) The Survivor Club.
(d) Society Club.

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

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

5. In what month does Clara Barton end up leaving Johnstown?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) July,
(d) December,

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used to disinfect the entire district in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?

4. What does Pitcairn say he fears among survivors, which prompts him to call for a public meeting to send supplies to survivors in Chapter 6?

5. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the Quinn family described in Chapter 5?

4. How is the use of dynamite described in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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