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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. 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) Magnolia.
(d) Marigold.

2. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?
(a) 6:30 in the morning.
(b) 12:30 in the afternoon.
(c) 3:30 in the afternoon.
(d) Noon.

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

4. By 1910, the area of Boston affected by the Great Molasses Flood had a population of 28,000 Italians. How large was the total population of that area?
(a) 99,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 64,000.
(d) 49,000.

5. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?

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

3. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?

4. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?

5. The largest-ever suffrage parade attracted about how many participants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What clues point to the conclusion that USIA likely knew that the molasses container needed attention before the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

4. 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?

5. What were ultimately revealed to be the two main causes of the Great Molasses Flood?

6. Analyze a 1919 reporter's use of literary devices to vividly depict the Great Molasses Flood.

7. Discuss the greater signficance of the Great Molasses Flood, providing at least one cause and one effect within your answer.

8. Discuss an instance when Sandler includes or highlights an element of absurdity in order to connect with a young audience in Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.

9. Discuss the significance of the drawing entitled "The Awakening" included on page 37 of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

10. Discuss an instance when Sandler highlights the irony of a situation within Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.

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