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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 is the name of the man who brings three carloads of supplies and 300 men to help the relief efforts?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) Capt. Bill Jones.
(c) Victor Heiser.
(d) Daniel Peyton.

2. How many people were killed in the "Great Strike" of 1877?
(a) 67.
(b) 57.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

3. Where does Pitcairn leave Pittsburgh for in a private upholstered car?
(a) Lilly.
(b) Cresson.
(c) Johnstown.
(d) Mineral Point.

4. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?
(a) No order.
(b) No organization.
(c) No sense.
(d) No class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of immigrants have lurid stories spread about them regarding thieving and shooting after the flood?

2. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?

3. What is the name of the 1870 novel by Charles Reade that is quoted in the local newspaper after the flood?

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

5. How many of the 500-600 people in the bridge survive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Gertrude Quinn after she hides in a cupboard.

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

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

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

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

6. How is the work of the 200 photographers visiting Johnstown described?

7. Describe the donations made to Johnstown from other cities.

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

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

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

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