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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the hike in evictions?
(a) Galway Act.
(b) Landlord incentives.
(c) Free passage to America.
(d) Higher taxes.

2. What disease was spread by lice?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Arrhythmia.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Typhus.

3. Passengers were often faced with what group?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Immigration officers.
(d) Swindlers.

4. Larger farmers and landlords looked forward to which event?
(a) Paying off debts.
(b) Arrival of the Prime Minister.
(c) Summer solstice.
(d) Immigration of loved ones.

5. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:
(a) Border town.
(b) Slum.
(c) Port of entry.
(d) Metropolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were some landlords punished?

2. To which city was the Illustrated News related?

3. When did the Illustrated News report on the famine?

4. How many people survived the emigration?

5. How old was Mrs. O'Donnel's son when he succumbed to the fever?

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