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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Red Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

2. On what date in 1919 did a major race riot begin in Washington, D.C.?
(a) July 19.
(b) July 6.
(c) June 30.
(d) July 4.

3. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?
(a) 12:30 in the afternoon.
(b) 6:30 in the morning.
(c) 3:30 in the afternoon.
(d) Noon.

4. In 1919, which American city "was regarded as the crime capital of the United States" (76)?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

5. How many women were part of the group who called themselves the "suffrage pilgrims" (41)?
(a) 32.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea was it to hold a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. at the same time as the US Presidential inauguration?

2. Women participating in Alice Paul's suffrage parade and march in 1913 were instructed to wear what color dresses?

3. How many white people were arrested during the Elaine Massacre?

4. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?

5. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?

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