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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the National Guard when they are called in?
(a) Most are out of town.
(b) Most are intoxicated.
(c) They do not have the correct riot gear.
(d) They are on the side of the Fenians.

2. Who is Captain Bert Schroeder?
(a) An old friend of Brain Flynn.
(b) The Mayor's assistant.
(c) The head negotiator.
(d) An IRA informant.

3. How does Jack describe the leader of the Fenians to Burke?
(a) He wears a green beret.
(b) He wears black boots.
(c) He wears a distinctive ring.
(d) He wears a gold chain.

4. What does Maureen try to tell Burke when he brings in food?
(a) The demands of the Fenians.
(b) Flynn's real name.
(c) Information on the other hostages.
(d) The location of the bombs.

5. What is the setting of Book 2?
(a) London, England.
(b) Belfast, Ireland.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) New York, New York.

6. At the beginning of the attack, what does everyone think about John Hickey?
(a) That he is dead.
(b) That he used to be Maureen's lover.
(c) That he is the leader of the Fenian army.
(d) That he is useless in the attack.

7. In Book 4, Chapter 30, Flynn conveys additional demands to Schroeder, including which one of these?
(a) More corned beef and cabbage.
(b) A helicopter on the roof.
(c) A press conference at 10 p.m.
(d) A medic for the injured hostages.

8. Who will pay for the expense of the hostage situation?
(a) It will be divided between the Governor and the Mayor.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) The Governor.
(d) The city of New York.

9. Which of the hostages suggests making a break for it in Book 4, Chapter 19?
(a) Maureen.
(b) The Cardinal.
(c) Baxter.
(d) Father Murphy.

10. What does Brian find in the ruins?
(a) A cross.
(b) An old ring.
(c) A military hat.
(d) A bracelet.

11. Where do Brian and Maureen go to be safe after the attempt to free Sheila?
(a) An IRA safehouse in Belfast.
(b) A nearby abbey.
(c) Long Kesh prison.
(d) Maureen's apartment.

12. Who delivers the final shots to kill the British soldiers?
(a) Liam Coogan.
(b) BrianFlynn.
(c) George Sullivan.
(d) Sheila Malone.

13. How does Liam get back to Belfast?
(a) A farmer gives him a ride.
(b) He makes his own way back.
(c) He goes with the group in a car.
(d) He catches a local bus.

14. In Book 2, Chapter 9, what does Martin think the Fenians are going to do?
(a) Kidnap Terri O'Neal.
(b) Kill Maureen Malone.
(c) Attack British property in New York.
(d) Disrupt the St. Patrick's Day celebration.

15. Who helps Brian and Maureen hide after the attempt to free Sheila?
(a) Father Donnelly.
(b) Members of the IRA.
(c) Sheila Malone.
(d) Major Bartholomew Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the cathedral is taken by the Fenians, why can't Burke enter?

2. What event is taking place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

3. Who catches Father Murphy and the Cardinal in the confessional?

4. Where are the people in the reviewing stand taken for safety?

5. After Schroeder's second round of negotiations, how does he feel?

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