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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 26 - 30).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, who did Ed Moloney speak to to try to plead his case to block the subpoenas of the Belfast Project interviews?
(a) The Miami Herald.
(b) The New York Times and The Boston Globe.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Irish Times.

2. In Chapter 16, how did Dolours react to Marian's release from prison while she remained to serve her sentence?
(a) She was more determined than ever to secure her own release through another hunger strike.
(b) She was furious at Marian for accepting her release.
(c) She was grateful that the IRA leadership had secured Marian's release but angry that she herself was still in prison.
(d) She was happy Marian was released but felt a deep sense of loss at losing her sister's companionship.

3. In Chapter 23, what alibi did Gerry Adams falsely offer that he said absolved him from involvement in McConville's disappearance?
(a) He was in college at the time.
(b) He was in prison at the time.
(c) He was not involved with the IRA at the time.
(d) He was out of the country at the time.

4. In Chapter 24, where was Jean McConville's body found?
(a) Sandymount Strand.
(b) Dundalk.
(c) Carlingford Beach.
(d) Dollymount Strand.

5. In Chapter 26, what did the police ombudsman fail to find evidence for in her report on Jean McConville?
(a) That her child in foster care had tried to contact her.
(b) That she had renounced her IRA membership.
(c) That she had ever come to the aid of a British soldier in Divis flats.
(d) That her first husband had been threatening her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what did Dolours Price wear the day the jury's verdict was handed down in the London bombing case?

2. In Chapter 19, when was Brendan Hughes released from prison?

3. In Chapter 8, what ambitious IRA campaign did Brendan Hughes plan?

4. In Chapter 21, what was one reason that Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams were no longer friends?

5. In Chapter 30, what does Keefe claim made him want to write this book?

(see the answer key)

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