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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. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 100,000.

2. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

3. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Maryland.
(d) California.

4. The period referred to as the Red Summer actually ended in which month of 1919?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) December.

5. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?
(a) It was too flexible.
(b) It was rusty.
(c) It was too thick.
(d) It was too thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?

2. Which black poet and leader proclaimed after World War I, "We return from fighting! We return fighting! Make way for democracy!" (66)?

3. About how many thousands of black men served in the United States armed forces during World War I?

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

5. 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?

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