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

2. Which of the hostages is first to be rescued?
(a) Maureen.
(b) The Cardinal.
(c) Baxter.
(d) Father Murphy.

3. In Book 4, Chapter 36, what reduces the tension inside the cathedral?
(a) The hostages play poker.
(b) The Fenians begin drinking beer.
(c) Flynn and Hickey play the organ.
(d) Father Murphy says prayers.

4. What happens to Brian after he is carried out of the cathedral?
(a) He is taken to the hospital.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is shot by a member of the IRA.
(d) He is arrested.

5. What covers Maureen's escape route while she is being pursued by the Fenians in the crawlspace?
(a) A large boulder.
(b) A wood barricade.
(c) A rat screen.
(d) An iron door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martin have that allows him to leave the country?

2. The Mayor says that there will be what for all involved in the attack?

3. At the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 41, what does Burke bring to Flynn?

4. After the escape attempt in Chapter 36, when is the doctor sent in?

5. When Brian and Maureen are talking in the cathedral, what does he do to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the attack plan Schroeder tells to Flynn.

2. In Book 5, why doesn't the bomb go off as planned?

3. After Maureen is put in the car to be taken to a hospital, what do you think will happen to her next?

4. What are the arrangements Spiegel sets up for after the police attack?

5. In the end, how does Burke become just like one of the politicians?

6. What does Hickey want to see happen to Maureen?

7. Describe the preparations the Fenians do with the lights just before the attack by the police.

8. Why does Schroeder leave the press conference?

9. At the end of Book 4, Chapter 50, what is the likelihood of the situation coming to a peaceful end? Why?

10. How would you describe the relationship between Schroeder and Burke? Why?

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