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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 arrives midweek after the flood to break the jam at the stone bridge?

2. What is the name of the town where reporters are held because water prevents them from reaching Johnstown?

3. What sum does Unger summarize the losses at the club to be?

4. From where do 20,000 hams arrive for flood victims?

5. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the city's reasons for needing quick disinfection in Chapter 8.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Kurz and Allison's lithograph described?

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

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

Examine the role of the journalists in the crisis. What information could be gathered based on their reports? Are these reports mostly factual? What negative aspects were involved in these reports?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the steel industry in the book. What impact did they have on the progress of Johnstown? What connection did it have to the flood?

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