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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. Which of the following states had the International Red Cross NOT helped after natural disasters before Johnstown?

2. Who heads the Pittsburgh Relief Committee after Moxham resigns?

3. What is the title of Chapter 5?

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

5. What does Pitcairn say he fears among survivors, which prompts him to call for a public meeting to send supplies to survivors in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What reasons does the author suggest for Pitcairn joining the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club?

4. What is the nature of Pitcairn's second message to Pittsburgh?

5. What is the nature of the stories spread by the city lieutenant in regards to the Hungarian immigrants?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of religion during the crisis. What role did religion play in the lives of the townsfolk of Johnstown? What might have been the author's purpose in including religious discussion in the text?

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 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?

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