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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(b) George T. Swank.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) A mighty flood.
(b) There's a man came from the lake.
(c) The man from Tallahassee.
(d) A message from Mr. Pitcairn.

4. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?
(a) The mayor of Johnstown.
(b) Pennsylvania Railroad.
(c) The city of Johnstown.
(d) The state of Pennsylvania.

5. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Hunkies.
(b) Jims.
(c) Oklahomas.
(d) Hokies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?

2. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

3. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

4. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?

5. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the hundreds of families in the streets of Johnstown just after the water begins to rise described?

2. In what way is Johnstown booming financially before the flood?

3. What does John G. Parke do when he is awakened for the second time at 6:30 a.m.?

4. What do the passengers in Section 1 do once they realize they're in danger in Chapter 4?

5. Describe what Hess and Liggett do after becoming stranded in Mineral Point.

6. How is the rain described when it starts in Johnstown at 4 p.m. on May 31st?

7. How are the events of the townsfolk on the day of the flood between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. described?

8. What reasons does the author say allowed the water to flow freely down the mountains in Johnstown?

9. What happens to the city of Woodvale in Chapter 4?

10. How does Benjamin Ruff repair the dam after it first floods in 1862?

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