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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many women were part of the group who called themselves the "suffrage pilgrims" (41)?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 5.

2. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 3,000.

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

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

5. 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) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maryland.

6. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Meredith.
(d) Bridget.

7. How many feet wide was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 90.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 35.

8. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?
(a) Copper.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Alloy.
(d) Steel.

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

10. 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) Magnolia.
(b) Marigold.
(c) Occidental.
(d) Commercial.

11. In what month of 1913 did Alice Paul's suffrage parade take place?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) March.

12. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) He used semaphore.
(b) He raised one arm in the air.
(c) He waved his arms.
(d) He tipped his hat.

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

14. 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 Executive Mansion.
(b) The Washington Memorial.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The Empire State Building.

15. 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?
(a) Fort Myer.
(b) Fort Briggs.
(c) Fort Collins.
(d) Fort Knox.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?

3. How many Western states had already granted women the right to vote by the time a national women's suffrage law was passed?

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

5. Woman's Era was the title of "the first periodical published in the United States" (38) by whom?

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