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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. What was deposited due to wind and rain?

2. What job would be likely for one of the workers?

3. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?

4. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?

5. What type of food was stolen from an untended pot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the media intervene in the Brits treatment of the Irish?

2. How did merchants and moneylenders take advantage of the situation?

3. Why was the summer of 1845 considered to be particularly fickle?

4. Describe the conditions on the ships sailing to America.

5. Name at least two of the groups that supplied the most help to the farmers.

6. What was the proclamation made by the traveling priest?

7. Although some farmers were concerned, many others were not. What was the prediction regarding the crops?

8. What does the author mean when she stated "entire families disappeared?"

9. What happened most often to the corpses left out in the open?

10. What happened to Diarmuid O'Donovan Rossa and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author follows the lives of several of the Irish, including Diarmuid O'Donovan Rossa. List all of the details about Rossa, including his family and involvement with agriculture during the famine. What became of Rossa?

Essay Topic 2

Young Ireland was a group of people rebelling against the unfairness of the British government. Explain how the group formed and when. Who was in charge? What were the group's strong points? What were the group's detriments? How might the group have been more effective?

Essay Topic 3

The British became embarrassed by the number of juvenile inmates being deported from Ireland. Explain why there were so many juvenile inmates. What were their crimes? Were the sentences imposed upon the youths too harsh or not harsh enough?

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