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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24, who offered Brendan Hughes an apartment when he got out of prison?
(a) Joe Fenton.
(b) Marian Price.
(c) Dolours Price.
(d) Joe Lynskey.

2. In Chapter 15, what did the prison doctor bring to Hughes every morning while Hughes was on hunger strike?
(a) Spring water.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) A note from Hughes's mother.
(d) A soft pair of socks.

3. 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 shot an IRA member.
(c) Hughes told Mackers that McConville had vowed to destroy the IRA and the group had no choice but to protect itself.
(d) Hughes told Mackers McConville had been an informer.

4. In Chapter 14, which previous group of women did British authorities use force-feeding on?
(a) The Welsh Freedom Fighters.
(b) The British suffragists.
(c) The Delhi suffragists.
(d) The Kenyan Sisters in Arms.

5. In Chapter 22, what was one of the Provisional IRA's execution squads called?
(a) The Nutting squad.
(b) The Disappearance Squad.
(c) The Black Squad.
(d) The Coffin Squad.

6. In Chapter 15, where did Michael and Tucker McConville go after being convicted of shoplifting?
(a) The Christian Brother's Orphanage.
(b) The Magdalene Laundry.
(c) La Salle Boys' Home.
(d) The Mount St. Helen's Home For Boys.

7. In Chapter 17, who did Dolours Price marry in 1983?
(a) Stephen Rea.
(b) Anthony McGinty.
(c) Donal Hughes.
(d) Bill Byson.

8. In Chapter 21, what did the Good Friday Agreement represent to Brendan Hughes?
(a) The power of the British to overcome a violent insurgency.
(b) The right way to end decades of violence.
(c) The culmination of all his work with the IRA.
(d) Acceptance by the republican movement that the British would remain in Northern Ireland.

9. In Chapter 24, who was the British Prime Minister in 2012?
(a) Gordon Brown.
(b) David Cameron.
(c) Boris Johnson.
(d) Theresa May.

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

11. On what day of his hunger strike did Bobby Sands die?
(a) 80.
(b) 66.
(c) 95.
(d) 40.

12. In Chapter 20, which U.S. president took an interest in the peace process in Northern Ireland?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Donald Trump.

13. In Chapter 21, who did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers had ultimate control over the Unknowns?
(a) Marian Price.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Pat McClure.
(d) Dolours Price.

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

15. In Chapter 22, why did Mackers tell Price to rethink her choice to talk on tape about her role in McConville's disappearance?
(a) Her children could suffer from the association with her if she confessed to involvement in McConville's disappearance.
(b) She might make herself vulnerable to retaliation by the IRA.
(c) She might implicate her sister unintentionally.
(d) She could be arrested for her confession on tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, when did three thieves break into the Castlereagh complex looking for information on the identities of IRA informants?

2. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price she was reconsidering in a letter from prison to Fenner Brockway?

3. In Chapter 20, which journalist was involved in setting up the Belfast Project?

4. In Chapter 24, what was the nickname of a valuable informant for the British from the IRA?

5. In Chapter 15, what did Gerry Adams believe about Sinn Fein as he was released from prison in 1977?

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