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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 8 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what did Gerry Adams tell Frank Steele he wanted to do one day?
(a) Go back to bartending.
(b) Run for Prime Minister.
(c) Blow up Parliament.
(d) Earn a college degree.

2. What did Jean McConville say to the child who accompanied her to car waiting for her outside her apartment the night she disappeared?
(a) Tell Helen to give the children dinner.
(b) Watch the children until I come back.
(c) Call your grandmother.
(d) Call your father.

3. In Chapter 8, what ambitious IRA campaign did Brendan Hughes plan?
(a) Bombing British Parliament.
(b) Kidnapping the British Prime Minister.
(c) A bombing campaign in the heart of Belfast that ended up killing 9 people.
(d) Rounding up the wives of British soldiers and ransoming them.

4. In Chapter 13, what cover did Brendan Hughes use after escaping from prison to try to evade the authorities?
(a) Toy salesman.
(b) Desk clerk.
(c) Chef.
(d) Librarian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who did the IRA sell off some of its weapons to in 1968?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the prison ship the British used to house political prisoners?

3. In Chapter 11, what did police think was odd at first about a green Corsair parked near Scotland Yard in March 1973?

4. In Chapter 4, what was the informal name for the division of the IRA that the Price sisters joined?

5. In Chapter 3, where was the first child to lose his life in the Troubles killed?

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