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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?

3. How did the potato crops fare?

4. What type of roof did most cabins have?

5. Young Ireland was considered to be which kind of group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Ireland's class system. Who belonged in each class? How was the system affected by the British? Which class would you be in? Explain the hierarchy of the government as well as social entities.

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