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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, what was Divis Flats originally envisioned as?
(a) A place where the British could keep an eye on radicals.
(b) A prison.
(c) A church.
(d) Part of a "slum clearance" program.

2. Where did Jean McConville live when she was disappeared?
(a) Grosvenor Square.
(b) The Lightback Road.
(c) Belfast Garden.
(d) Divis Flats.

3. In Chapter 5, what ancient mode of humiliation were women in Belfast seen consorting with a British soldier subjected to?
(a) Tarring and feathering.
(b) Staying in blocks in the town square.
(c) Having urine thrown at them.
(d) Stoning.

4. In Chapter 4, who saved Dolours Price from having her gun discovered at a British Army checkpoint?
(a) Eamonn McCann.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Brendan Hughes.
(d) Her mother Chrissie.

5. In Chapter 4, who was known as "Mac the Knife"?
(a) Stephen McDonough.
(b) Anthony McIntyre.
(c) Mac Stiofain.
(d) Brian McIntyre.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who was Jean McConville married to?

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

3. In the early 1970s, what criminal activity did the Provos engage in to raise money?

4. In Chapter 2, where were Dolours Price and other marchers ambushed and beaten by British and loyalist counter-protesters?

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

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