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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Sandler states that in the early twentieth century, a woman was unable to legally object if her husband decided to take what action?
(a) Give up their children for adoption.
(b) Commit her to a mental institution.
(c) Have her sterilized.
(d) Take a mistress.

3. For what reason did men lining the suffrage parade route in Washington, D.C. begin "surging into the streets" (45)?
(a) To block the marchers.
(b) To rip off the marchers' clothing.
(c) To provide the marchers with water and food.
(d) To carry the marchers along.

4. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 300.
(b) 425.
(c) 25.
(d) 125.

5. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

6. In what year was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) created, with Susan B. "Anthony as its main driving force" (37)?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1881.

7. During World War I, molasses and what substance were mixed with ammonium nitrate in order to make explosives?
(a) Napalm.
(b) Water.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Gunpowder.

8. In what year did Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the National Woman's Party (NWP), a group Sandler calls "the most effective of all the women's groups" (47)?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1911.

9. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?
(a) Orange.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

10. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 150,000.

11. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

12. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 10,000.

13. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) Cook.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Barrel-maker.
(d) Blacksmith.

14. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?
(a) 35.
(b) 12.
(c) 60.
(d) 22.

15. Modern studies have shown that the two causes of the Great Molasses Flood were shoddy construction and an explosion caused by what?
(a) Fermentation.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A lit cigarette.
(d) Arson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women were part of the group who called themselves the "suffrage pilgrims" (41)?

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

3. In what year was the molasses container originally built?

4. 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?

5. In what city was the annual convention held by the National American Woman Suffrage Association the year Alice Paul attended?

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