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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
2. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
3. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
4. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?
5. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the city of Woodvale in Chapter 4?
2. What reason does the author say the local fishermen are irritated by the club management in Chapter 2?
3. How are the events of the townsfolk on the day of the flood between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. described?
4. What does John G. Parke do when he sees serious leaks in the dam in Chapter 3?
5. What reasons does the author say allowed the water to flow freely down the mountains in Johnstown?
6. What do the passengers in Section 1 do once they realize they're in danger in Chapter 4?
7. How are the residents of Johnstown who are participating in the Memorial Day Parade described?
8. Describe what Hess and Liggett do after becoming stranded in Mineral Point.
9. What is the nature of John Fulton's report on the safety of the dam in Chapter 2?
10. How is the South Fork dam described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the author's use of perspective in the book. What methods did he use to tell this story? Was his use of perspective successful?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's portrayal of social class in Johnstown. What role did the wealthy play in the town? What about the poor?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the role of the train engineers during the crisis. What impact did they have on the outcome of the flood?
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