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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. World War I began in July of which year?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1909.

2. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

4. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Orange.

5. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?

2. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?

3. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?

4. What job was Frank McManus performing when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

5. In what year was the molasses container originally built?

(see the answer key)

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