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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, what was one reason that Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams were no longer friends?
(a) Adams had publicly blamed Hughes for the deaths that had happened on the hunger strike in the 1980s.
(b) Adams kept publicly denying his involvement with and membership in the IRA.
(c) Adams had given the British information that had led to Hughes's arrest.
(d) Adams had written a book that was critical of Hughes.

2. In Chapter 20, which U.S. negotiator helped broker a peace accord in Northern Ireland?
(a) Samantha Power.
(b) Patrick Kennedy.
(c) John Kerry.
(d) George Mitchell.

3. In Chapter 8, where was an innocent man killed as a result of the shooting of Joe Russell?
(a) The Cracked Cup.
(b) The Coffin Bar.
(c) The Bogside Bar.
(d) The Morgue Bar.

4. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price she was reconsidering in a letter from prison to Fenner Brockway?
(a) Her decision to wear her own clothes instead of a prison uniform.
(b) Her decision to end her hunger strike.
(c) Her Catholic faith.
(d) The efficacy of violent tactics.

5. In Chapter 15, when did Margaret Thatcher become British Prime Minister?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what did Ricky O'Rawe tell Mackers about Gerry Adams and the hunger strike in the 1980s?

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

3. In Chapter 4, who saved Dolours Price from having her gun discovered at a British Army checkpoint?

4. In Chapter 7, what was the biggest challenge facing the new British general in charge of Northern Ireland when he took over in the early 1970s?

5. In Chapter 12, how did Brendan Hughes escape from Long Kesh?

(see the answer key)

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