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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?
(a) Absence of blight.
(b) Irish selling food on the black market.
(c) Stabilization in the food markets.
(d) Abundant grain crops.

2. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Trent.
(c) Gallagher.
(d) Rossa.

3. During which month was the first crop harvested?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) October.

4. The author writes about which county?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Killarney.
(c) Kent.
(d) Cork.

5. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the famine strike?

2. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?

3. What was the direction of the wind during the famine's second year?

4. What caused the hike in evictions?

5. How much of the harvest was lost in 1846?

(see the answer key)

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