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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 church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?

2. Where does the train roll slowly back to when it cannot reach Johnstown in Chapter 6?

3. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?

4. Who is known as the "Paul Revere of the Flood"?

5. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Henry S. Brown's journey to Johnstown described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Robert Pitcairn in the book. What was his purpose in the relief efforts?

Essay Topic 2

Examine John Fulton's report on the dam in Chapter 2. What is the nature of this report? What might have been prevented in terms of the flood had this report been taken more seriously?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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