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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 25).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what mistake did Brendan Hughes make when he set out organizing the hunger strike in prison?
(a) He did not give the decision-makers in the IRA enough notice to plan a public relations campaign related to the hunger strike.
(b) He did not give the prisoners enough advice about how to survive force-feeding.
(c) He did not stagger the start dates of the prisoners, so they all reached the same dire stage of failing health at about the same time.
(d) He did not give the prisoners enough advice on how to resist food.

2. In Chapter 21, what was one reason that Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams were no longer friends?
(a) Adams had written a book that was critical of Hughes.
(b) Adams kept publicly denying his involvement with and membership in the IRA.
(c) Adams had given the British information that had led to Hughes's arrest.
(d) Adams had publicly blamed Hughes for the deaths that had happened on the hunger strike in the 1980s.

3. In Chapter 8, what was an unlicensed drinking club in Belfast called?
(a) A shebeen.
(b) A blogger.
(c) A snug.
(d) A nootch.

4. In Chapter 21, who did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers had called the shots for the Provisional IRA while he was involved with the group?
(a) Pat McClure.
(b) Dolours Price.
(c) Gerry Adams.
(d) Joe Lynskey.

5. In Chapter 14, whose funeral did Marian and Dolours petition for compassionate leave from prison in order to attend?
(a) Their father Albert's.
(b) Their mother Chrissie's.
(c) Their friend Brendan Hughes's.
(d) Their Aunt Bridie Dolan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, which U.S. president took an interest in the peace process in Northern Ireland?

2. In Chapter 11, what did Marian and Dolours do the night before the London bombing in 1973?

3. In Chapter 15, what did Kircubbin become infamous for years after its closing?

4. In Chapter 25, where did Brendan Hughes fly with his brother after leaving prison?

5. In Chapter 15, what did Gerry Adams believe about Sinn Fein as he was released from prison in 1977?

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