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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 4, who did the IRA sell off some of its weapons to in 1968?
(a) The French insurgency.
(b) The Scottish police force.
(c) The Libyan Free Force.
(d) The Free Wales Army.

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

3. In Chapter 4, what was one of the first jobs Dolours Price did when she joined the IRA?
(a) Killed someone.
(b) Ferried food across the border to political prisoners.
(c) Cleaned bullets with steel wool.
(d) Buried shrapnel from bombs in her garden.

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

5. In Chapter 3, what religion was Jean McConville raised in?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what elite British group operating in Northern Ireland was a remnant of Frank Kitson's colonial philosophies?

2. Which friend of Dolours Price's led protests but advocated non-violence?

3. In Chapter 5, what did the McConvilles remember was written in graffiti across the family's door?

4. In Chapter 7, what childhood friend of Dolours Price's was taken into British custody and tortured?

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

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