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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

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

4. 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.

5. The largest-ever suffrage parade attracted about how many participants?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea was it to hold a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. at the same time as the US Presidential inauguration?

2. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?

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

4. 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?

5. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "Watchfires of Freedom," (55) according to Sandler?

2. What is Sandler's purpose for including a photograph of the "mass of debris" that is "all that was left of what had been the Clougherty house" (29)?

3. What conclusion does Sandler draw about the suffragettes' awareness of their predecessors in the field of civil disobedience?

4. How many "tons of raw molasses poured out" (15) of the container, how high were the waves it produced, and how fast did the molasses move during the Great Molasses Flood?

5. Describe the "largest suffrage parade" (40) in American history.

6. What is the main claim Sandler makes within the introduction to 1919: The Year That Changed America?

7. Analyze a 1919 reporter's words about the Great Molasses Flood and discuss how they invoke the use of sensory details.

8. What "effective tactics" (34) used by suffragettes are portrayed in the photograph included just prior to the start of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?

9. What evidence does Sandler provide for his claim that the Western states were more progressive than the Eastern states in terms of women's suffrage?

10. What were the two most effective general strategies employed by the National Woman's Party in their pursuit of women getting the right to vote?

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