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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. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?
(a) A house.
(b) A barn roof.
(c) A boat.
(d) A train.

2. How many men does Hart deputize for relief efforts?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

3. How many of the 500-600 people in the bridge survive?
(a) 80.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 55.

4. Who is described as a man of God who is also the voice of the Cambria Iron Company?
(a) James B. Scott.
(b) John Hess.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) John Fulton.

5. How many casualties are first estimated that are too high?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What church is the Rev. David Beale in charge of that is one of the places housing flood refugees?

2. What arrives midweek after the flood to break the jam at the stone bridge?

3. How much money is raised in Pittsburgh the Saturday after the flood?

4. Who heads the Pittsburgh Relief Committee after Moxham resigns?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William Tice witness near the end of Chapter 5?

2. How is the Quinn family described in Chapter 5?

3. What are some of the efforts made by the townsfolk in regards to helping the flood survivors in Chapter 7?

4. How is Kurz and Allison's lithograph described?

5. What are the three destructive thrusts made by the wave as described in Chapter 5?

6. Describe the donations made to Johnstown from other cities.

7. What is the nature of the stories about Daniel Peyton?

8. How are the events on Sunday, June 9th described?

9. How does the author describe the sightseers at the flood site?

10. What is the nature of the journalists' first reports of the flood?

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