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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 23, where did the McConvilles gather on the basis of a tip from the IRA on where their mother Jean might be buried?
(a) Cobh in Cork.
(b) Glendalough.
(c) Cooley Peninsula.
(d) Dundalk lake.

2. In Chapter 11, who was the leader of the team who brought the car bombs to London in March 1973?
(a) Dolours Price.
(b) Anthony McIntyre.
(c) Brendan Hughes.
(d) Michael Dowry.

3. In Chapter 11, who answered the phone at The Times of London to take the tip about the imminent bombings in London?
(a) Elizabeth Curtis.
(b) Sherry Jacobson.
(c) Megan McCardle.
(d) Nellie Bly.

4. In Chapter 14, what happened to Marian and Dolours as soon as the force-feedings stopped?
(a) They went into comas.
(b) They were released from prison.
(c) They each lost about one pound per day.
(d) They were elected to Parliament.

5. In Chapter 22, why was Brendan Hughes so convinced Jean McConville had been an informant?
(a) He insisted he had seen her in disguise on the streets of Belfast.
(b) He insisted she had a transmitter in her house used to communicate with British forces.
(c) He insisted he saw secret messages she had written.
(d) He insisted he had witnessed her meeting with British soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 17, who did Dolours Price marry in 1983?

3. In Chapter 19, when was Brendan Hughes released from prison?

4. In Chapter 25, in what year did Brendan Hughes die?

5. In Chapter 23, what was one of the psychological stresses of family members of those who were disappeared that Keefe discusses?

(see the answer key)

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