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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 commonly added to the water barrels?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Lye.
(c) Iodine.
(d) Salt.

2. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Rossa.
(c) Trent.
(d) Donovan.

3. A "dip-at-the-stool" meal consisted of dipping potatoes into which liquid?
(a) Molasses.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Oil.

4. How many times had the crops failed at this point?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50-60%.
(c) 10-30%.
(d) 20-50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Passengers were often faced with what group?

2. What other crop was destroyed?

3. What damaged the other crop?

4. Corpses were routinely found by which of these groups?

5. Which government program/act was terminated?

(see the answer key)

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