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

2. In Chapter 5, what were the names of the McConville family's dogs?
(a) Derrick and Provo.
(b) Provo and Eamonn.
(c) Mikey and Sticky.
(d) Provo and Sticky.

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

4. In Chapter 11, who answered the phone at The Times of London to take the tip about the imminent bombings in London?
(a) Megan McCardle.
(b) Sherry Jacobson.
(c) Elizabeth Curtis.
(d) Nellie Bly.

5. In Chapter 12, which famous actress offered to help post the London bombers' bail?
(a) Marian Richardson.
(b) Vanessa Redgrave.
(c) Celia Chetsky.
(d) Della Ray.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what cover did Brendan Hughes use after escaping from prison to try to evade the authorities?

2. In Chapter 10, who was killed in the laundry van ambush in 1972?

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

4. In Chapter 11, what name did Dolours Price use when she traveled to London in 1973?

5. In Chapter 7, which British General used hard-line tactics in Northern Ireland?

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