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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. In Chapter 14, who died on a hunger strike at a different prison while Dolours and Marian were undertaking their own hunger strike?
(a) Michael Gaughan.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Brendan Hughes.
(d) Joe Lynskey.

2. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the prison ship the British used to house political prisoners?
(a) The HMS Braveheart.
(b) The SSS Maloney.
(c) The SSS Mackaray.
(d) The HMP Maidstone.

3. How old was Jean McConville when she disappeared?
(a) 25.
(b) 38.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

4. 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.

5. In Chapter 10, where had Frank Kitson served for the British army before coming to Belfast?
(a) New Dheli.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Johannesburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?

2. In Chapter 4, where did Dolours's father Albert hide out while he was on the run?

3. In Chapter 7, what was the biggest challenge facing the new British general in charge of Northern Ireland when he took over in the early 1970s?

4. In Chapter 10, which division of the Provos was often tasked with killing other members of the IRA?

5. In Chapter 14, how did the British government deal with the Price sisters' hunger strike after it had been going on for about two weeks?

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