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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first name of Mrs. O'Donnel?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Sioban.
(d) Sinead.

2. What was used to deter the smell of death?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Lime.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Perfume.

3. Leaders of Young Ireland feared being sent to which of the following?
(a) Canada.
(b) Penal colonies.
(c) Workhouses.
(d) Britain.

4. What was known to spread quickly on the ships?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Fever.
(c) Lice.
(d) Diarrhea.

5. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
(a) Broad.
(b) Prickly.
(c) Short.
(d) Round.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the man that stole the food?

3. Who offered advice to prevent or cure infection?

4. Who was named as the new head of the British Treasury?

5. Which of the following is not listed as a forgotten tradition?

(see the answer key)

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