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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 21, what was one reason that Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams were no longer friends?
(a) Adams had publicly blamed Hughes for the deaths that had happened on the hunger strike in the 1980s.
(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 written a book that was critical of Hughes.

2. In Chapter 9, which of the McConville children was old enough to live on her own but not to take guardianship of the other children?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Terri.
(c) Helen.
(d) Martha.

3. In Chapter 8, who did Hughes determine shot the IRA man whose shooting he was investigating?
(a) Another IRA man named Joe Lynskey.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Kevin Swift.
(d) Dolours Price.

4. In Chapter 11, which Times reporter beat the police to one of the cars in London that had been fitted with a bomb?
(a) Jed Blotter.
(b) Marshall Michelson.
(c) Martin Huckerby.
(d) James Kitry.

5. In Chapter 24, what was the nickname of a valuable informant for the British from the IRA?
(a) Mikey.
(b) Stakeknife.
(c) Rocco.
(d) Blackheart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who died on a hunger strike at a different prison while Dolours and Marian were undertaking their own hunger strike?

2. In Chapter 21, how had Sean McKenna reacted to Brendan Hughes when McKenna ran into Hughes in Dundalk?

3. In Chapter 21, who did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers had ultimate control over the Unknowns?

4. In Chapter 11, who answered the phone at The Times of London to take the tip about the imminent bombings in London?

5. In Chapter 19, which famous poet composed a poem for Dolours Price's children?

(see the answer key)

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