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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 26 - 30).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what problem did the Provos have when it came time to kill Kevin McKee?
(a) A priest told the Provos not to kill McKee.
(b) He ran away and escaped.
(c) His mother came to ask them to have mercy.
(d) His captors had grown to like him and could not shoot him, so others had to be brought in to do it.

2. In Chapter 28, which of the following people gave an oration at Dolours Price's funeral?
(a) Eamonn McCann.
(b) Marshall McCarther.
(c) Arthur Price.
(d) Marian Price.

3. In Chapter 28, where were British soldiers killed in 2009 by a splinter paramilitary group in Northern Ireland?
(a) Massereene Barracks.
(b) The Falls Road.
(c) The Armagh Prison.
(d) Long Kesh Prison.

4. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price she was reconsidering in a letter from prison to Fenner Brockway?
(a) Her Catholic faith.
(b) Her decision to end her hunger strike.
(c) The efficacy of violent tactics.
(d) Her decision to wear her own clothes instead of a prison uniform.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, where did Brendan Hughes fly with his brother after leaving prison?

2. In Chapter 22, who was one of the local IRA leaders who had argued that McConville should not be buried?

3. In Chapter 20, which U.S. negotiator helped broker a peace accord in Northern Ireland?

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

5. In Chapter 8, where did Gerry Adams and others meet with British representatives in the summer of 1972?

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