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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 system was designed to help workers earn money?
2. Which of the following was not a common ailment among the starving Irish?
3. What/who did the workhouses support?
4. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?
5. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were some farmers nervous about the potato crops?
2. Explain a typical eviction day.
3. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.
4. What happened to Diarmuid O'Donovan Rossa and his family?
5. The author states that the potato famine had little to do with the shortage of food. What was the real issue? The real issue was that people were being denied access to available food, through the stubbornness of the British to import corn and the skyrocketing prices and almost non-existent wages being paid to laborers. After the majority of the crops were destroyed, Prime Minister Russell finally decided to take action. What was the action?
6. How did the British retaliate against the revolutionaries?
7. What are cash crops? Why were they important to the farmer?
8. What was the basic form of the educational system for the farmers' children?
9. Name some of the things the emigrants took with them to America.
10. How did merchants and moneylenders take advantage of the situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The reader can easily surmise what will happen in the story by regarding the actions of the British government. Explain how foreshadowing lends a better understanding to the actions of the British and the Irish as well as the conditions of the land and crops.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The Irish are often known as being a friendly and fanciful culture. Describe the Irish culture, including its religion, social policies, and folk lore.
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