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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?
(a) The telegraph tower.
(b) The Methodist Church.
(c) The prison.
(d) The schoolhouse.

2. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Deckert.
(c) Hess.
(d) Heiser.

3. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $10.
(b) $25.
(c) $15.
(d) $100.

4. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Hart LLC.
(b) Quinn & Family.
(c) Carnegie & Partners.
(d) Mellon & Sons.

5. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) W. Horace Rose.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Joseph Schantz.
(d) Henry Phipps.

6. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 40-50 feet.
(b) 50-60 feet.
(c) 30-40 feet.
(d) 70-80 feet.

7. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Opera Society.
(b) The Steel Society.
(c) The Literary Society.
(d) The Honor Society.

8. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) Cyrus Elder,
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Michael Mann.

9. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

10. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?
(a) 3:30 a.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

11. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

12. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(b) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(c) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(d) Johnstown Cemetery.

13. What does Hettie Ogle see sweep past her and slam into a pier near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A cow.
(b) A horse.
(c) A boat.
(d) A house.

14. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

15. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

2. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

3. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

4. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?

5. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

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