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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. When Frank McManus called for help after watching the tank's top blow off, he said, "There's a wave of molasses coming down" (16) which street?

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

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

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

5. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the "largest suffrage parade" (40) in American history.

3. Analyze a 1919 reporter's use of literary devices to vividly depict the Great Molasses Flood.

4. 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?

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

6. For what reasons were the Western states more progressive in relation to women's voting rights than were the Eastern states?

7. 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?

8. Discuss the significance of the drawing entitled "The Awakening" included on page 37 of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

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

10. 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)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ultimate message is Sandler sending about the mythical qualities of the United States?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within Sandler’s text and with which of the text’s messages does the theme closely connect?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose for Sandler’s inclusion of photographs within 1919: The Year That Changed America?

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