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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. In what year did Trevelyan approve an act to provide supplementary food?
2. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?
3. Who had the highest status at the time?
4. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?
5. What would people use to steal from farms?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who replaced Peel as Prime Minister? What was the man's view on the famine?
2. What happened most often to the corpses left out in the open?
3. The author states that the potato famine had little to do with the shortage of food. What was the real issue?
4. What were some of the hardships face by the emigrants?
5. Explain why the workhouses fell into chaos during the second year of the famine.
6. What was one of the most difficult decisions facing the laborers' families?
7. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.
8. What are cash crops? Why were they important to the farmer?
9. Describe the events surrounding the deaths of passengers en route to America.
10. Recount the story of Bridget O'Donnel.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Powerlessness is a major theme in the book. Write a 1000 word essay about powerlessness and how it relates to the farmers, tenants, crops, politics and emigration.
Essay Topic 2
Explain blight and how it affected the potato crops in Ireland from 1845-1850. Discuss how the blight started, what caused it, and what actions were taken to prevent it and cure it. Also recount the effectiveness of the possible solutions.
Essay Topic 3
Detail the primary and secondary sources for Irish farmers, including how the various products were created, handled, and sold or consumed. Which source brought in the most money? Explain how a farmer might be able to recover from the famine by using other crops in the years following the famine.
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