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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the novel, Maureen encourages Brian to do what?
(a) Run away while he can.
(b) Give information on the next attack.
(c) Talk to a priest.
(d) Confess what he did to the police.

2. What does the Cardinal believe about the negotiations?
(a) The Fenians will give up on their demands and turn themselves in.
(b) There will be a settlement and they will go unharmed.
(c) The hostages will be set free, but the cathedral will be blown up.
(d) There is no hope and they will be killed.

3. What information does Stillway provide to Bellini?
(a) The blueprints of the cathedral.
(b) Information on Schroeder.
(c) The location of Terri O'Neal.
(d) History on Brian Flynn.

4. After the press conference, what song plays on the bells of the cathedral?
(a) Sammy's Bar.
(b) Come Home.
(c) Once in a Dream.
(d) Johnny Boy.

5. At what time does the attack by the police begin?
(a) 5:15 a.m.
(b) 5:35 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 6:03 a.m.

6. When the hostages try to escape in Chapter 36, who is hit by a bullet?
(a) Megan.
(b) Baxter.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Maureen.

7. Where is Roberta Spiegel setting up a press conference after the attack is over?
(a) Empire State Building.
(b) Times Square.
(c) St. Patrick's Cathedral.
(d) Rockefeller Plaza.

8. During the press conference after the police attack, who does the Mayor portray as heroes?
(a) Flynn and Maureen.
(b) Martin and Leary.
(c) Burke and O'Neil.
(d) Schroder and Bellini.

9. What does the Pope offer to the negotiations?
(a) Prayers for those involved.
(b) Money for the preservation of the cathedral.
(c) The Vatican as a meeting place.
(d) Sactuary for the terrorists.

10. What is the Cardinal doing after the police invasion?
(a) Receiving medical treatment.
(b) Talking to the police.
(c) Leading a cleansing ceremony of the cathedral.
(d) Talking to the press.

11. When Schroeder meets Flynn at the front of the cathedral, why does he tell Flynn of the attack plans?
(a) To try and get the hostages released.
(b) So that Flynn will negotiate his demands.
(c) To try and get Flynn to release his daughter.
(d) To buy time for the attack to begin.

12. During the police invasion, where is Megan firing from?
(a) The choir loft.
(b) The pews.
(c) The attic.
(d) The sacristy.

13. Where does the attack by the police begin?
(a) In the pews.
(b) In the sacristy.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic and towers.

14. What does Maureen hit the Fenian with, who finds her under the cathedral?
(a) A rock.
(b) Her fist.
(c) A bat.
(d) A brick.

15. Where do Burke, Martin and Spiegel go to discuss the assault plan?
(a) A restaurant around the corner.
(b) The steps of the cathedral.
(c) The hotel across the street.
(d) The roof of the rectory.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the police invasion, where is Flynn positioned?

2. Who finds Maureen under the cathedral?

3. What is the main concern of Roberta Spiegel?

4. After the press conference, if the hostages try to escape again, where does Flynn tell the Fenians to shoot them?

5. During the escape attempt in Book 4, Chapter 46, how does Maureen get Fitzgerald's machine gun?

(see the answer keys)

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