Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
2. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
3. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?
4. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?
5. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does John G. Parke witness when he returns to the town from delivering the flood warning?
2. What does Hettie Ogle do when she receives the flood warning?
3. How are the hundreds of families in the streets of Johnstown just after the water begins to rise described?
4. What reasons does the author say allowed the water to flow freely down the mountains in Johnstown?
5. What do the passengers in Section 1 do once they realize they're in danger in Chapter 4?
6. How is the rain described when it starts in Johnstown at 4 p.m. on May 31st?
7. In what way is Johnstown booming financially before the flood?
8. How does John G. Parke describe the weather at the beginning of Chapter 1?
9. How is the South Fork dam described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
10. What reason does the author say the local fishermen are irritated by the club management in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of time period in the book. In what way is the time period to blame for the flood? What might have been different for the town had the flood occurred in a modern time period?
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 portrayal of the city of Johnstown in the book. What is the nature of the atmosphere? How are the townsfolk described?
|
This section contains 689 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
