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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. After Hickey's fake Morse code message, what does Baxter show Maureen in the cathedral?
(a) A map of an escape route.
(b) A pile of unarmed mines.
(c) The space where Megan and Hickey came from.
(d) The choir loft where he believes the bombs are.

2. At the cathedral in Book 2, how long has it been since Brian has seen Maureen?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 month.

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

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

5. Who fires the first shot to kill the British soldiers?
(a) Brian Flynn.
(b) Liam Coogan.
(c) Sheila Malone.
(d) George Sullivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flynn tell the first police phone call?

2. How does Burke get to Stillway's apartment?

3. In Book 4, Chapter 21, why does Megan draw a gun on Maureen?

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

5. What does the black box do when it goes off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flynn tell the police on the first phone call?

2. Describe Megan's disposition.

3. What are MacCumail's demands?

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

5. Explain how the situation at the cathedral is political.

6. In Book 4, what does Father Murphy do in the confessional?

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

8. What is the signal to begin the attack on the cathedral by the Fenians?

9. What happens when members of the IRA try to free Sheila?

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

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