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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Oakland.

2. The group referred to as the "suffrage pilgrims" (45) stopped by the home of new president Woodrow Wilson, who lived in what state?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Martin.

4. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. In what year was the molasses container originally built?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What objects were kept burning day and night in the tactic the NWP named, "Watchfires of Freedom" (55)?

3. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?

4. The largest-ever suffrage parade attracted about how many participants?

5. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sandler's purpose for including a photograph of the "mass of debris" that is "all that was left of what had been the Clougherty house" (29)?

2. What "effective tactics" (34) used by suffragettes are portrayed in the photograph included just prior to the start of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?

3. Discuss the greater signficance of the Great Molasses Flood, providing at least one cause and one effect within your answer.

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. What clues point to the conclusion that USIA likely knew that the molasses container needed attention before the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

6. What was "Watchfires of Freedom," (55) according to Sandler?

7. What were the circumstances surrounding the formation of the National Woman's Party?

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

9. What conclusion does Sandler draw about the suffragettes' awareness of their predecessors in the field of civil disobedience?

10. Who were the "suffrage pilgrims" (42) and how effective were their strategies?

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