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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 25).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 21, why did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers he thought Jean McConville's murder had been justified?
(a) Hughes told Mackers McConville had been a Protestant married to a Catholic.
(b) Hughes told Mackers that McConville had vowed to destroy the IRA and the group had no choice but to protect itself.
(c) Hughes told Mackers McConville had been an informer.
(d) Hughes told Mackers that McConville had shot an IRA member.

2. In Chapter 14, who died on a hunger strike at a different prison while Dolours and Marian were undertaking their own hunger strike?
(a) Gerry Adams.
(b) Joe Lynskey.
(c) Michael Gaughan.
(d) Brendan Hughes.

3. In Chapter 22, when did Dolours Price's marriage to Stephen Rea end?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2003.

4. In Chapter 22, who was one of Mackers's closest friends from the IRA?
(a) Gerry Adams.
(b) Dolours Price.
(c) Brian Twomey.
(d) Kevin McKee.

5. In Chapter 11, how many deaths were associated with the March 1973 bombing in London?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Zero.
(c) Ten.
(d) One - a heart attack a man suffered in the aftermath of the bombing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, when did Margaret Thatcher become British Prime Minister?

2. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?

3. In Chapter 24, who offered Brendan Hughes an apartment when he got out of prison?

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

5. In Chapter 14, how did Dolours's and Marian's parents react to their hunger strike?

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