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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sandler states, "One of the NWP's main strategies was that of" (47) taking what action?
(a) Fundraising.
(b) Lobbying.
(c) Selling pamphlets.
(d) Sending telegrams.

2. The box marked "Molasses" (26) in Chapter 1: An Amazing Event states that molasses is "produced by boiling juice extracted from" (28) what?
(a) Guavas.
(b) Coconuts.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Sugarcane.

3. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

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

5. The construction of the container owned by USIA "was overseen by" (13) what type of person, rather than an engineer?
(a) A veterinarian.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A stockbroker.

6. In what month was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) July.
(d) August.

7. How many millions of gallons of molasses were inside the tank when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?
(a) 11.4.
(b) 321.
(c) 2.3.
(d) 47.

8. 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?
(a) Marigold.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Commercial.
(d) Occidental.

9. How many floats participated within Alice Paul's suffrage parade and march in 1913?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

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

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

12. USIA bought up as much molasses as possible before Prohibition in order to make and sell what type of alcohol?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

13. In what year was the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage formed?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1915.

14. Which amendment was concerned with women's right to vote?
(a) The 23rd.
(b) The 4th.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 12th.

15. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?
(a) Brakeman.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Auto mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Alice Paul when she attended the annual convention held by the National American Woman Suffrage Association?

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

3. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?

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

5. Sandler points out that the battle for women to attain the right to vote was waged for over how many years before it was resolved?

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