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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. Camp Grant was located along what river?

2. For whom did Katherine Anne Porter work as a news reporter when the 1918 flu pandemic broke out?

3. Where was Robert Prager born?

4. Near what town was Camp Custer located in the fall of 1918?

5. How old was William H. Park in 1918?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the 1918 flu affect the human lungs?

2. How did William Henry Welch respond when he became infected with the flu?

3. What was the political landscape of Philadelphia in September of 1918?

4. What does the term "epidemiology" refer to?

5. Why were the U.S. newspapers not reporting widely on the pandemic of 1918?

6. Who was Wilmer Krusen and what decision did he make that was crucial to the spread of the virus?

7. What does the term "cyanotic" refer to and how does it relate to the 1918 flu?

8. What did the outfall of the Liberty Loan Parade look like?

9. Who was Rupert Blue and why is he important in the narrative?

10. How did the Council of National Defense become involved in the Philadelphia outbreak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the life and career of William Henry Welch. Why does the author regard Welch as an influential pioneer? What was Welch's role during the 1918 flu pandemic? For what is he most known?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in The Great Influenza. What type of irony is used in each example? What purpose does it serve? What is your response to each example?

Essay Topic 3

Describe three examples of symbolism in The Great Influenza. What is being represented? How does this symbol relate to you? How does the symbol relate universally?

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