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

2. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?

3. The official program for Alice Paul's suffrage parade consisted of how many pages?

4. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?

5. In what year was the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage formed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role did elevated railroad brakeman Royal Albert Leeman play in the Great Molasses Flood?

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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)?

9. For what reasons were the Western states more progressive in relation to women's voting rights than were the Eastern states?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sandler’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of 1919: The Year That Changed America. How does Sandler use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of argumentative points central to the tenets of the work?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Sandler highlight irony within certain situations depicted in the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within 1919: The Year That Changed America and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Sandler’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

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