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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 14 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jean McConville live when she was disappeared?
(a) Belfast Garden.
(b) The Lightback Road.
(c) Divis Flats.
(d) Grosvenor Square.

2. In Chapter 7, what unit was Brendan Hughes in charge of for the IRA in the early 1970s?
(a) The Provisional Stockpile.
(b) The Marching Wallaces.
(c) The Post Malones.
(d) The Belfast Brigade's D Company.

3. In Chapter 19, when was Brendan Hughes released from prison?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1979.

4. In Chapter 16, how did Dolours react to Marian's release from prison while she remained to serve her sentence?
(a) She was happy Marian was released but felt a deep sense of loss at losing her sister's companionship.
(b) She was furious at Marian for accepting her release.
(c) She was more determined than ever to secure her own release through another hunger strike.
(d) She was grateful that the IRA leadership had secured Marian's release but angry that she herself was still in prison.

5. In Chapter 13, how much money was Brendan Hughes offered by the British authorities to become an informant?
(a) 50,00 pounds.
(b) 20,000 pounds.
(c) 200,000 pounds.
(d) 500,000 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what was the vernacular for a prison guard?

2. In Chapter 5, what ancient mode of humiliation were women in Belfast seen consorting with a British soldier subjected to?

3. In Chapter 8, which high-profile prisoner arrived on the prison ship in Belfast Lough in March 1972?

4. In Chapter 7, which British General used hard-line tactics in Northern Ireland?

5. In Chapter 2, where were Dolours Price and other marchers ambushed and beaten by British and loyalist counter-protesters?

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