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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects were kept burning day and night in the tactic the NWP named, "Watchfires of Freedom" (55)?

2. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?

3. The largest-ever suffrage parade took place in what city in November of a particular year?

4. Sandler states that in the early twentieth century, a woman was unable to legally object if her husband decided to take what action?

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were the "suffrage pilgrims" (42) and how effective were their strategies?

3. 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)?

4. In what way did Hugh Ogden have "a major and lasting impact on the public's relationship with big business" (31)?

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

6. In what way does the photograph of the men standing at the booth marked "National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage" (42) evoke the motif of the Other?

7. What were the circumstances surrounding the formation of the National Woman's Party?

8. Describe the very first "suffrage parade" (40) in American history.

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

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sandler's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of 1919: The Year That Changed America. What purpose did Sandler have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for 1919: The Year That Changed America.

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose for Sandler’s inclusion of photographs within 1919: The Year That Changed America?

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