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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. In what month of 1913 did Alice Paul's suffrage parade take place?
3. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?
4. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?
5. What did the Washington, D.C. police do when "many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down" (46) during Alice Paul's suffrage parade?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Discuss an instance when Sandler includes or highlights an element of absurdity in order to connect with a young audience in Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.
3. Who were the "suffrage pilgrims" (42) and how effective were their strategies?
4. In what way did Hugh Ogden have "a major and lasting impact on the public's relationship with big business" (31)?
5. What conclusion does Sandler draw about the suffragettes' awareness of their predecessors in the field of civil disobedience?
6. 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?
7. Discuss the significance of the drawing entitled "The Awakening" included on page 37 of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.
8. What was "Watchfires of Freedom," (55) according to Sandler?
9. What is the main claim Sandler makes within the introduction to 1919: The Year That Changed America?
10. Analyze a 1919 reporter's words about the Great Molasses Flood and discuss how they invoke the use of sensory details.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Sandler's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of 1919: The Year That Changed America. What purpose did Sandler have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Sandler’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of 1919: The Year That Changed America.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does Sandler use discussion of current events within the text of 1919: The Year That Changed America and for what purpose does he introduce these elements?
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