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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, which division of the Provos was often tasked with killing other members of the IRA?
(a) The Unkowns.
(b) The Stickies.
(c) The Mathers.
(d) The MRFs.

2. In Chapter 8, which high-profile prisoner arrived on the prison ship in Belfast Lough in March 1972?
(a) Paul Malone.
(b) Anthony McIntyre.
(c) Frederick McGinty.
(d) Gerry Adams.

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

4. In Chapter 8, what ambitious IRA campaign did Brendan Hughes plan?
(a) Kidnapping the British Prime Minister.
(b) A bombing campaign in the heart of Belfast that ended up killing 9 people.
(c) Rounding up the wives of British soldiers and ransoming them.
(d) Bombing British Parliament.

5. In Chapter 8, what did the prison doctor on the prison ship tell Gerry Adams when he told the doctor it hurt to breathe?
(a) Take this pill.
(b) Cut your hair.
(c) Stop breathing.
(d) Jump overboard.

6. In Chapter 11, which Times reporter beat the police to one of the cars in London that had been fitted with a bomb?
(a) Jed Blotter.
(b) Marshall Michelson.
(c) Martin Huckerby.
(d) James Kitry.

7. In Chapter 3, when did Michael McConville's father die?
(a) January 1972.
(b) July 1965.
(c) March 1970.
(d) April 1968.

8. In Chapter 4, what was the nickname for the so-called Official IRA?
(a) The pacers.
(b) The toadies.
(c) The limes.
(d) The stickies.

9. In Chapter 13, how much money was Brendan Hughes offered by the British authorities to become an informant?
(a) 500,000 pounds.
(b) 20,000 pounds.
(c) 200,000 pounds.
(d) 50,00 pounds.

10. In Chapter 8, where did Gerry Adams and others meet with British representatives in the summer of 1972?
(a) Dublin Castle.
(b) An estate house in Chelsea.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Stormont.

11. In Chapter 8, what was an unlicensed drinking club in Belfast called?
(a) A shebeen.
(b) A snug.
(c) A blogger.
(d) A nootch.

12. In Chapter 7, which British General used hard-line tactics in Northern Ireland?
(a) Frank Kitson.
(b) John Windsor.
(c) Pomfrey Gliddington.
(d) Marcus Staunch.

13. In Chapter 3, what religion was Jean McConville raised in?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

14. In Chapter 9, why did Granny McConville not want Jean's disappearance reported to authorities?
(a) She was embarrassed by Jean's allegiance to the Provos.
(b) She knew for certain Jean was already dead.
(c) She was sure Jean would come back.
(d) She was afraid of the repercussions in the community.

15. In Chapter 8, what was the new prison being built at an airfield outside of Belfast?
(a) The Maidstone.
(b) The Roadstone.
(c) Long Kesh.
(d) The Fall Line.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, which airport was the Provo bombing team arrested at in March 1973 after carrying out the bombing campaign in London?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Dolours Price describe her childhood from her adult perspective?

4. In Chapter 4, who was known as "Mac the Knife"?

5. In Chapter 6, what was Brendan Hughes's nickame?

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