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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Red Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many thousands of black men served in the United States armed forces during World War I?
(a) 370.
(b) 230.
(c) 959.
(d) 47.

2. In what year was the 15th Amendment ratified, granting black men the right to vote?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1870.

3. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

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

5. In what location did one of "the largest and most devastating riots of all" NOT "take place" (72) during the period known as the Red Summer?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Elaine, Arkansas.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?

2. How many of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?

3. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?

4. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?

5. When Frank McManus called for help after watching the tank's top blow off, he said, "There's a wave of molasses coming down" (16) which street?

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