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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. The largest-ever suffrage parade attracted about how many participants?
2. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?
3. 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?
4. The official program for Alice Paul's suffrage parade consisted of how many pages?
5. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss an instance when Sandler highlights the irony of a situation within Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.
2. Describe the very first "suffrage parade" (40) in American history.
3. 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.
4. What conclusion does Sandler draw about the suffragettes' awareness of their predecessors in the field of civil disobedience?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. Analyze a 1919 reporter's use of literary devices to vividly depict the Great Molasses Flood.
8. Discuss the greater signficance of the Great Molasses Flood, providing at least one cause and one effect within your answer.
9. For what reasons were the Western states more progressive in relation to women's voting rights than were the Eastern states?
10. Analyze a 1919 reporter's words about the Great Molasses Flood and discuss how they invoke the use of sensory details.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Sandler employ the use or rejection of fallacy within 1919: The Year That Changed America and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Sandler to prove particular points made within the text?
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
What is Sandler's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Sandler get this message across to the reader?
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