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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. What system was designed to help workers earn money?

2. What would people use to steal from farms?

3. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?

4. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

5. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened most often to the corpses left out in the open?

2. What was the church's opinion on stealing food?

3. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.

4. Describe the revolutionaries' trip to France.

5. Explain why the workhouses fell into chaos during the second year of the famine.

6. How much time did the farmers spend working to pay the landlords?

7. What was one of the most difficult decisions facing the laborers' families?

8. What was the Galway Act?

9. What were some of the hardships face by the emigrants?

10. Why was the summer of 1845 considered to be particularly fickle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The British became embarrassed by the number of juvenile inmates being deported from Ireland. Explain why there were so many juvenile inmates. What were their crimes? Were the sentences imposed upon the youths too harsh or not harsh enough?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the climate in Ireland. How does the weather affect the crops? What crops can be successfully planted and harvested? Which are the most valuable? Which crops might have saved the Irish from starvation? Where would the crops be sold? To whom would the crops be sold?

Essay Topic 3

The author notes that the Irish were by no means rich even before the famine hit. Explain how the Irish lived before the famine. Include religion, education, and social activities as well as work. Also list what a common meal might consist of at a typical Irish dinner table.

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