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

2. What is the name of the Chicago publisher who creates a popular color lithograph of the dam bursting?
(a) Harp & Smitz.
(b) Smith & Wesson.
(c) Kurz & Allison.
(d) Hart & Lad.

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

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

5. How much money is raised in Pittsburgh the Saturday after the flood?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $150,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the club that develops as esprit de corps, as in wartime?

2. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?

3. In what year does Pitcairn's first interest in the dam come after it wrecks railroad property?

4. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

5. Who paid out of pocket for supplies after becoming exhausted from four straight days of relief work?

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 Horace Rose's experience in the flood described near the end of Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What are some of the efforts made by the townsfolk in regards to helping the flood survivors in Chapter 7?

6. How are the Hungarians depicted in Johnstown in Chapter 8?

7. How is Henry S. Brown's journey to Johnstown described?

8. What efforts does Daniel Hartman Hastings try and make?

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

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

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