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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a major concern aboard the ships?
(a) Measles.
(b) Hygiene.
(c) Mutiny.
(d) Weather.

2. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 60.

3. What type of roof did most cabins have?
(a) Sod.
(b) Thatch.
(c) Mud.
(d) Wood.

4. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Water.
(b) Ice.
(c) Clay.
(d) Pesticide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did the farmer have helping out in the fields?

2. How did the British refer to the famine?

3. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?

4. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?

5. The famine caused which of the following to collapse?

(see the answer key)

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