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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. 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.

3. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Elder.
(b) Heiser.
(c) Bidwell.
(d) Ehrenfeld.

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

5. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) The Little Conemaugh.
(b) The Old Reservoir.
(c) Mineral Point.
(d) Stony Creek.

6. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. John Fulton.
(b) Rev. Chal Dick.
(c) Rev. H.L. Chapman.
(d) Rev. David Beale.

7. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Streetlights.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Railroad station.
(d) Hospital.

8. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

9. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) A foghorn.
(b) A scream.
(c) An open locomotive whistle.
(d) A bell.

10. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Joseph Ross.
(b) Victor Heiser.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

11. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1795.

12. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(d) 60 feet by 600 feet.

13. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) Declining cost of living.
(b) High birth rate.
(c) No debt.
(d) Low taxes.

14. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) Benjamin J. Ruff.
(c) John Hess.
(d) James B. Scott.

15. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1875.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

2. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

3. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

4. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

5. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

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