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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who heads the Pittsburgh Relief Committee after Moxham resigns?
(a) Daniel Hartman Hastings.
(b) John Fulton.
(c) John Hess.
(d) James B. Scott.

2. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. What is the last name of the one male reporter to die of pneumonia?
(a) Crute.
(b) Jones.
(c) Davis.
(d) Smith.

4. At what time does a deep, steady rumble like an avalanche approach Johnstown in Chapter 5?
(a) 4:07 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

5. Who is known as the "Paul Revere of the Flood"?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Daniel Peyton.

6. What arrives midweek after the flood to break the jam at the stone bridge?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Dynamite.

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

8. On what day does the sun shine for the first time since the flood?
(a) July 5.
(b) July 9.
(c) June 9.
(d) June 19.

9. How many doctors and nurses did Clara Barton bring with her to help the relief efforts?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 45.
(d) 100.

10. What church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?
(a) Main St. Presbyterian Church.
(b) Sycamore St. Baptist Church.
(c) Sycamore St. Methodist Church.
(d) Main St. Catholic Church.

11. Who paid out of pocket for supplies after becoming exhausted from four straight days of relief work?
(a) Capt. Bill Jones.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) Andrew Mellon.

12. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) It's not over yet.
(b) Help!
(c) We need dry land.
(d) Run for your lives!

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

14. Which state's governor sends a shipment of tents and coffins to Johnstown?
(a) Illinois.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Ohio.

15. Which of the following is not one of the details mentioned regarding people's actions just after the flood?
(a) No organization.
(b) No class.
(c) No order.
(d) No sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children under ten-years-old die in the flood?

2. What is the title of Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of the man who started stories while berserk over the loss of his wife and children?

4. What is said to be causing a violent epidemic problem in Chapter 7?

5. What famous poet is asked to write something for the flood victims?

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