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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who was one of the local IRA leaders who had argued that McConville should not be buried?
(a) John McGinty.
(b) James Cordry.
(c) Ivor Bell.
(d) Ed Gragret.

2. In Chapter 21, which of the following did Brendan Hughes struggle with in the early 2000s?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Alcohol addiction.
(c) Problems in his relationships with his children.
(d) Blindness.

3. In Chapter 20, who was England's Prime Minister when the peace accord was signed in 1998?
(a) David Cameron.
(b) Gordon Brown.
(c) Margaret Thatcher.
(d) Tony Blair.

4. In Chapter 15, what did Gerry Adams believe about Sinn Fein as he was released from prison in 1977?
(a) Sinn Fein would be able to accomplish its main goals by having more IRA prisoners in jails on hunger strikes.
(b) Sinn Fein needed to recruit more female candidates.
(c) Sinn Fein needed to work more closely with the IRA.
(d) Sinn Fein would never win elections without some loyalist support.

5. In Chapter 15, who was the prison doctor who oversaw the prisoners on the hunger strike Brendan Hughes led?
(a) David Ross.
(b) John Jerome.
(c) Donal Ryan.
(d) Marcus Hughes.

6. In Chapter 14, what happened to Marian and Dolours as soon as the force-feedings stopped?
(a) They went into comas.
(b) They were elected to Parliament.
(c) They each lost about one pound per day.
(d) They were released from prison.

7. In Chapter 23, what was one of the psychological stresses of family members of those who were disappeared that Keefe discusses?
(a) The churches would not allow them to have funerals for their loved ones.
(b) They lived in fear that the same thing might happen to them.
(c) They had no way to file lawsuits against the perpetrators.
(d) They had no bodies to bury and no closure.

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

9. In Chapter 14, what artist's painting was stolen from a British museum in a bid to pressure the government to release the Price sisters?
(a) Caravaggio.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Rembrandt.

10. In Chapter 15, which hunger striker asked Brendan Hughes not to let him die?
(a) Pat Twomey.
(b) Brian McKenna.
(c) Pat Hawley.
(d) Sean McKenna.

11. In Chapter 16, where did Marian Price go as soon as she was released from jail in 1980?
(a) To a convent.
(b) Home to her parents' house.
(c) To America.
(d) To Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

12. In Chapter 23, what did the McConville children think was a defining feature of their mother's clothing?
(a) She always had a needle and thread in her pocket.
(b) She always had spare change in her pocket.
(c) She always had a roll of tape in her pocket.
(d) She always wore a nappy pin on her clothes.

13. In Chapter 22, why was Brendan Hughes so convinced Jean McConville had been an informant?
(a) He insisted he saw secret messages she had written.
(b) He insisted he had witnessed her meeting with British soldiers.
(c) He insisted he had seen her in disguise on the streets of Belfast.
(d) He insisted she had a transmitter in her house used to communicate with British forces.

14. In Chapter 24, what was the nickname of a valuable informant for the British from the IRA?
(a) Rocco.
(b) Blackheart.
(c) Stakeknife.
(d) Mikey.

15. In Chapter 17, where did Dolours Price decide she wanted to live once she was released from prison?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) New York.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what alibi did Gerry Adams falsely offer that he said absolved him from involvement in McConville's disappearance?

2. In Chapter 20, who was the lead interviewer for the Belfast Project?

3. In Chapter 15, what did Kircubbin become infamous for years after its closing?

4. In Chapter 15, which of the McConville children became a master of escape?

5. In Chapter 20, what U.S. higher education institution was the Belfast Project housed at?

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