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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where was the first child to lose his life in the Troubles killed?
(a) Grosvenor Square.
(b) Burntollet Bridge.
(c) Divis Flats.
(d) Stormont.

2. In Chapter 4, what was the nickname for the so-called Official IRA?
(a) The toadies.
(b) The stickies.
(c) The pacers.
(d) The limes.

3. In the early 1970s, what criminal activity did the Provos engage in to raise money?
(a) Selling bootlegged alcohol.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Selling flags.
(d) Bank robbing.

4. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?
(a) Helen.
(b) Michael.
(c) Archie.
(d) Terri.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what were the names of the McConville family's dogs?

2. In Chapter 6, who personally brought a doctor to see Hughes at risk to himself?

3. In Chapter 6, how was Hughes gravely injured?

4. In Chapter 4, where did the Prices live in Belfast?

5. In Chapter 3, what was Divis Flats originally envisioned as?

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