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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 would people use to steal from farms?
2. Where was the crop stored?
3. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
4. What type of food was stolen from an untended pot?
5. Who had the highest status at the time?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the farmers, what was the cause of the damage to the potatoes?
2. Why were some farmers nervous about the potato crops?
3. The Scientific Commission made several erroneous findings regarding the blight. What were they?
4. How much time did the farmers spend working to pay the landlords?
5. What does the author mean when she stated "entire families disappeared?"
6. Who served as the head of the Treasury? What were the man's views on the famine?
7. Explain the physicians' advice to the sick and dying regarding disease.
8. New diseases began to plague the people. Describe the new illnesses and how they spread.
9. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.
10. What was the basic form of the educational system for the farmers' children?
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
There are many acts mentioned in the book. List each act that was passed and introduced by the British government, its purpose and overall effect for the British and Irish.
Essay Topic 3
Young Ireland was a group of people rebelling against the unfairness of the British government. Explain how the group formed and when. Who was in charge? What were the group's strong points? What were the group's detriments? How might the group have been more effective?
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