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

2. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. What is the name of the religious fanatics that come from Pittsburgh?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Oklahomas.
(c) Snarkies.
(d) Pookies.

4. What is the name of the man who helps save the girl who climbs in a cupboard in Chapter 5?
(a) Robert Pitcairn.
(b) Maxwell McAchren.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

5. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?
(a) 176.
(b) 100.
(c) 300.
(d) 264.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?

2. What is the name of the girl who climbs in a cupboard to stay safe from the flood?

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

4. In what cities outside Pennsylvania are stories run on the front page regarding the flood?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What efforts does Daniel Hartman Hastings try and make?

2. How is Johnstown described at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. How is Victor Heiser described when the wave reaches his family's property?

4. How are the Hungarians depicted in Johnstown in Chapter 8?

5. How are Clara Barton's relief efforts described?

6. Describe what happens to Gertrude Quinn after she hides in a cupboard.

7. What is the nature of the stories spread by the city lieutenant in regards to the Hungarian immigrants?

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

9. How is Henry S. Brown's journey to Johnstown described?

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

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