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

2. Who was described as the relief effort's most resilient worker?

3. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?

4. How many people are taken back and forth on the ferry?

5. Which state's governor sends a shipment of tents and coffins to Johnstown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the nature of the journalists' first reports of the flood?

5. How is Mr. Pitcairn described as he prepares to go to Johnstown to evaluate flood damage?

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

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

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

9. How is Horace Rose's experience in the flood described near the end of Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the author's use of tone in the book. In what way did the author insert his own perspective into the tone of the book?

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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