2. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) Daniel Peyton.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) John Eliot Bowen.

3. What is the name of the vice president of Cambria Iron who says rebuilding will begin immediately?
(a) James McMillan.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) Andrew Mellon.

4. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) A boxcar.
(b) A church.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) A prison.

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?
(a) Little suffering.
(b) Much pain.
(c) Great damage.
(d) Terrible suffering.

6. What is described as by far the greatest horror witnessed by flood victims in Chapter 5?
(a) The flood in Cresson.
(b) The fire at the church.
(c) The flood in Mineral Point.
(d) The fire at the bridge.

7. At what time do a carpenter and his wife stagger into town and report that there is hardly a building left standing in Johnstown?
(a) 1:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 3:30 a.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

8. Who arrives in Sang Hollow at 10 p.m. on foot with his story to wire to New Florence regarding the flood?
(a) Charles Reade.
(b) W.N. Hays.
(c) Myron Quinn.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

9. How many people are taken back and forth on the ferry?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 3,000.

10. What is the ratio of the dead bodies that cannot be identified?
(a) One in five.
(b) One in four.
(c) One in two.
(d) One in three.

11. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?
(a) The Presbyterian Church.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Baptist Church.
(d) The Methodist Church.

12. What kind of immigrants have lurid stories spread about them regarding thieving and shooting after the flood?
(a) French.
(b) Hungarians.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Italians.

13. What is the name of the town where reporters are held because water prevents them from reaching Johnstown?
(a) Cresson.
(b) Bolivar.
(c) Stony Creek.
(d) Mineral Point.

14. Where does Pitcairn leave Pittsburgh for in a private upholstered car?
(a) Lilly.
(b) Johnstown.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Mineral Point.

15. How many people in Johnstown end up dying of typhoid?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 35.