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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maureen communicate with the rectory in the confessional?
(a) Morse code.
(b) Flag signals.
(c) Handwritten notes.
(d) Smoke signals.

2. What does Flynn tell the first police phone call?
(a) To get someone with rank or the hostages will be killed.
(b) There are bombs along the parade route.
(c) Send in food.
(d) The Fenians' demands.

3. What do the Fenians know about Jack Ferguson?
(a) That he is a police informer.
(b) That he knows Morse code.
(c) That he has the plans to the cathedral.
(d) That he is Maureen's former lover.

4. Who is the first person to make contact with the terrorists inside the cathedral?
(a) O'Neil.
(b) Burke.
(c) Ferguson.
(d) Tazik.

5. In Book 4, Chapter 32, why do Father Murphy and the Cardinal go to the confessional?
(a) So Father Murphy can say confession.
(b) To get away from the other hostages.
(c) So they can pray for the terrorists.
(d) To discuss a plan to escape.

6. In Book 3, Chapter 10, who does Maureen think an assassin will try to kill today?
(a) Finn MacCumail.
(b) Burke.
(c) Herself.
(d) Baxter.

7. What evidence is in Martin's report on Sheila?
(a) A gun and explosives were found in her home.
(b) A bomb was found in her car.
(c) She stole two pistols.
(d) She smuggled drugs into Ireland.

8. Who do the authorities call in to handle any more messages from the confessional?
(a) Code readers.
(b) An IRA expert.
(c) A bomb sniffing dog.
(d) The chief of police.

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

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

11. In Book 4, Chapter 18, what does Eamon Farrell find in the tower?
(a) A trap door.
(b) A map of the cathedral exits.
(c) Three machine guns.
(d) A letter detailing the plans.

12. What is the name of the cathedral?
(a) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(b) St. Patrick's Cathedral.
(c) St. Thomas Cathedral.
(d) St. Nicolas' Cathedral.

13. When the Governor and the Mayor are talking in Book 4, Chapter 25, what does the Governor want to do?
(a) Storm the cathedral.
(b) Implement a curfew.
(c) Negotiate a hostage release.
(d) Call the terrorists.

14. How long do Brian and Maureen stay in hiding?
(a) One night.
(b) One week.
(c) A couple of hours.
(d) Several days.

15. What is the deal Martin offers Sheila?
(a) Name Brian Flynn as an IRA member and the murderer and she will be released in several years.
(b) Identify the British soldiers killed and she will go free.
(c) Turn in the murder weapon as evidence and serve five to seven years.
(d) Say that Liam Coogan smuggled in the drugs and be free on parole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food is brought in for the terrorists?

2. Who does Maureen receive carnations from?

3. After the first escape attempt, who says that if one of them escapes, the rest will die?

4. Who delivers the final shots to kill the British soldiers?

5. In Book 1, where will Maureen appear after she leaves the hotel?

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