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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the authorities meet to talk with the terrorists?
(a) The hotel.
(b) The Recotory.
(c) The cathedral lobby.
(d) In a van in the street.

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

3. What food does MacCumail want sent in?
(a) Corned beef and cabbage.
(b) Burgers and beers.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Chicken wings and cole slaw.

4. After Flynn and the Cardinal talk about secret passages, where do Father Murphy and Maureen go?
(a) To the choir loft.
(b) Into the church office.
(c) Into the confessional.
(d) To the front of the cathedral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hickey's fake Morse code message, what does Baxter show Maureen in the cathedral?

2. How does Jack describe the leader of the Fenians to Burke?

3. In Book 4, Chapter 32, why do Father Murphy and the Cardinal go to the confessional?

4. Who does Martin really want to question?

5. Because of the message from the confessional, Spiegal tells Bellini to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book 3, why does Burke think there is a British conspiracy as well as an Irish one?

2. When discussing the attack on the cathedral, what do the Governor and Mayor agree to?

3. Why does Burke want Martin excluded from the negotiations?

4. What happens after the signal to start the attack by the Fenians is given?

5. After the attempt to free Sheila, how do Brian and Maureen find a safe place to hide?

6. Why does Brian think today is the last time he will see Maureen?

7. What are the additional demands Flynn gives to Schroeder in Book 4?

8. What does the slogan "once in, never out" refer to?

9. What are the Fenians' plans for the cathedral?

10. What are MacCumail's demands?

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