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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 the name of the club that develops as esprit de corps, as in wartime?
(a) The Broken Hearts Club.
(b) The Survivor Club.
(c) Lime Kiln Club.
(d) Society Club.

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

3. Who publishes an epic poem called "The Man Who Rode to Conemaugh" in Harper's Weekly?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) Daniel Peyton.
(d) John Eliot Bowen.

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

5. At what time do newspapermen arrive across the Little Conemaugh in Chapter 7?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 2:00 p.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state's governor sends a shipment of tents and coffins to Johnstown?

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

3. What church does the Mussante family see a raft slam into in Chapter 5?

4. How many people are taken back and forth on the ferry?

5. On what day does the sun shine for the first time since the flood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do the journalists from Pittsburgh do when they arrive in Bolivar?

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

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

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