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

2. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?

3. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?

4. For what reason did men lining the suffrage parade route in Washington, D.C. begin "surging into the streets" (45)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In what ways does Sandler use discussion of current events within the text of 1919: The Year That Changed America and for what purpose does he introduce these elements?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Sandler’s book 1919: The Year That Changed America. What message is Sandler sending about these two themes over the course of the book?

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