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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Irish considered a wooden coffin to be the minimum requirement for the dead to maintain their:

2. Which of the following was not in great need by Young Ireland?

3. Which of the following is not true of Rossa?

4. What was used to deter the smell of death?

5. Which country is not referred to by Queen Victoria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mass burial was a necessity during the height of the famine and the ensuing disaster. What caused so many of the people to die? How were the corpses handled? How does mass burial go against Irish tradition and religion? What else could have been done with the bodies? Why was lime used in the process?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Recount the story of the Widow McCormack and her children. Who were they? Where did they live? What was their role in the story? What happened to them? What happened to their property?

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