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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Atlanta.

2. What objects were kept burning day and night in the tactic the NWP named, "Watchfires of Freedom" (55)?
(a) Copies of birth certificates.
(b) Socks.
(c) Garter belts.
(d) Copies of President Woodrow Wilson's speeches.

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

4. What is the title of the drawing created in 1915 that depicts "a torch-bearing woman" (38) striding across the United States?
(a) The Freedom.
(b) The Awakening.
(c) The Cause.
(d) The Truth.

5. In what year was the molasses container originally built?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1917.

6. What did the Washington, D.C. police do when "many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down" (46) during Alice Paul's suffrage parade?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They arrested the marchers.
(c) They arrested the culprits.
(d) They called off the march.

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

8. The group referred to as the "suffrage pilgrims" (45) stopped by the home of new president Woodrow Wilson, who lived in what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maryland.

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

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

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

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

13. Modern studies have shown that the two causes of the Great Molasses Flood were shoddy construction and an explosion caused by what?
(a) Fermentation.
(b) Arson.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A lit cigarette.

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

15. The largest-ever suffrage parade took place in what city in November of a particular year?
(a) New York City.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War I, molasses and what substance were mixed with ammonium nitrate in order to make explosives?

2. Which amendment was concerned with women's right to vote?

3. The box marked "Molasses" (26) in Chapter 1: An Amazing Event states that molasses is "produced by boiling juice extracted from" (28) what?

4. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?

5. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?

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