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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1894.

2. Women participating in Alice Paul's suffrage parade and march in 1913 were instructed to wear what color dresses?
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1919.

4. Whose idea was it to hold a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. at the same time as the US Presidential inauguration?
(a) Susan B. Anthony's.
(b) Elizabeth Cady Stanton's.
(c) Alice Paul's.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover's.

5. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Barrel-maker.
(d) Cook.

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) They called off the march.
(b) They arrested the culprits.
(c) They arrested the marchers.
(d) Nothing.

7. Sandler states that in the early twentieth century, a woman was unable to legally object if her husband decided to take what action?
(a) Take a mistress.
(b) Give up their children for adoption.
(c) Commit her to a mental institution.
(d) Have her sterilized.

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

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

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

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

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

13. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 350,000.

14. In what year did Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the National Woman's Party (NWP), a group Sandler calls "the most effective of all the women's groups" (47)?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1916.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many women were part of the group who called themselves the "suffrage pilgrims" (41)?

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

4. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?

5. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

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