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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the man who helps save the girl who climbs in a cupboard in Chapter 5?

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

4. What do Johnstown residents see catch fire around 8 p.m. the day of the flood?

5. Who entertains "Newspaper Row" by asking colleagues about restaurants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Pitcairn's reaction after seeing debris in the muddy water at Sang Hollow?

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

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

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

8. How is Horace Rose's experience in the flood described near the end of Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of the city of Johnstown in the book. What is the nature of the atmosphere? How are the townsfolk described?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's use of perspective in the book. What methods did he use to tell this story? Was his use of perspective successful?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the townsfolk of Johnstown's initial response to the flood. What does this say about their mentality regarding the flood? What reasons did they have for reacting this way?

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