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

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

3. In Book 4, Chapter 21, why does Megan draw a gun on Maureen?
(a) She tries to escape.
(b) Megan finds out about Maureen and Brian.
(c) Maureen draws a gun on Megan first.
(d) She badmouths the Fenians.

4. What happens when the IRA tries to free Sheila?
(a) They have the wrong day and the mission is unsuccessful.
(b) They are set up and Brian is killed by gunfire.
(c) They are successful and free Sheila and the other prisoners.
(d) They are set up and Sheila is not in the van.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will pay for the expense of the hostage situation?

2. What is Brian dressed as in the opening of Book 2?

3. What happens to the pistol used to kill the British soldiers?

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

5. In Book 2, Chapter 9, what does Martin think the Fenians are going to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Maureen doing at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel?

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

7. In Book 2, what does Brian place in the choir loft?

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

9. What happens at the ravine with the murder of the two British soldiers?

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

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