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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other diseases were carried by which insect/animal?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Flies.
(c) Howler monkeys.
(d) Dogs.

2. Which group was not influenced by the British government?
(a) Germans.
(b) Emigrants.
(c) Military.
(d) French.

3. The O'Donnel baby was born with what problem?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Measles.
(c) Still-born.
(d) Cholera.

4. What was the weather like in May and June?
(a) Cold.
(b) Hot.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Sunny.

5. Larger farmers and landlords looked forward to which event?
(a) Summer solstice.
(b) Paying off debts.
(c) Immigration of loved ones.
(d) Arrival of the Prime Minister.

6. Where were the goods on board the ship being sent?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Canada.

7. What disease was spread by lice?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Arrhythmia.
(d) Typhus.

8. How were some landlords punished?
(a) Starved.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Whipped.
(d) Lynched.

9. When did the leaders arrive in the city?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) March.

10. When did the Illustrated News report on the famine?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1847.

11. Queen Victoria was purposely directed away from which of the following?
(a) Razed towns.
(b) Slums.
(c) Potato fields.
(d) Workhouses.

12. The author revisits which character from a previous chapter?
(a) Bridget O'Donnel.
(b) Tom Flynn.
(c) Diarmuid O'Donovan Rossa.
(d) John Russell.

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

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

15. In which month was the report released?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a major concern aboard the ships?

2. What was commonly added to the water barrels?

3. For the Irish, packing belongings was what kind of task?

4. What system was overwhelmed by the arrival of the Irish?

5. Which of the following was the topic of rumors?

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