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

2. Who entertains "Newspaper Row" by asking colleagues about restaurants?
(a) Richard Harding Davis.
(b) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Henry Phipps.

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

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

5. What do Johnstown residents see catch fire around 8 p.m. the day of the flood?
(a) The wooden bridge.
(b) The spire of St. John's church.
(c) The prison.
(d) Townhall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the backwash when the wave slams into the immovable hill on the far side of town?

2. In what month does Clara Barton end up leaving Johnstown?

3. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?

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

5. From where do 20,000 hams arrive for flood victims?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the use of dynamite described in Chapter 8?

3. What happens to a man and two women seen riding a barn roof in Chapter 6?

4. How is Mr. Pitcairn described as he prepares to go to Johnstown to evaluate flood damage?

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

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

7. How is the work of the 200 photographers visiting Johnstown described?

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

9. What reasons does the author suggest for Pitcairn joining the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club?

10. How are the first arrivals of supply carts described?

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