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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. In front of what location are the suffragists picketing, in the photograph included just prior to the opening of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The Executive Mansion.
(d) The Washington Memorial.

3. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. The group referred to as the "suffrage pilgrims" (45) stopped by the home of new president Woodrow Wilson, who lived in what state?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

5. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?

2. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?

3. Henry A. Stinson, the secretary of war in 1913, promised that if the suffragists encountered trouble during Alice Paul's parade, he would send the cavalry from which nearby fort?

4. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?

5. USIA bought up as much molasses as possible before Prohibition in order to make and sell what type of alcohol?

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