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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 21, how had Sean McKenna reacted to Brendan Hughes when McKenna ran into Hughes in Dundalk?
(a) McKenna was suspicious that Hughes might try to re-enlist him in the IRA's activities.
(b) McKenna was grateful that Hughes had called off the hunger strike and had saved his life.
(c) McKenna was sad that so many of their mutual friends had died during the hunger strike.
(d) McKenna was angry at Hughes and told Hughes he should have just let McKenna die on the hunger strike.

4. In Chapter 18, which group engineered the shooting of Gerry Adams?
(a) The Ulster Freedom Fighters.
(b) The Royal Ulster Constabulary.
(c) The Official IRA.
(d) The Provisional IRA.

5. In Chapter 17, how did Dolours Price react to Gerry Adams' decision to run for parliament at Westminster representing West Belfast?
(a) She made a point to stay neutral in the election.
(b) She told him she would support him if he would publicly admit to his role in the Provisional IRA.
(c) She renounced him and everything he stood for.
(d) She supported him and even brought voters to the polls to vote for him.

6. In Chapter 20, which journalist was involved in setting up the Belfast Project?
(a) Ed Gragret.
(b) Conor Paul.
(c) Michael McGinty.
(d) Ed Moloney.

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

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

9. In Chapter 15, what social club did Gerry Adams' father help to found?
(a) The Felons Club.
(b) The Republican Club.
(c) The Gaelic Football Club.
(d) The Cracked Cup Club.

10. 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 had no bodies to bury and no closure.
(c) They had no way to file lawsuits against the perpetrators.
(d) They lived in fear that the same thing might happen to them.

11. In Chapter 21, who did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers had called the shots for the Provisional IRA while he was involved with the group?
(a) Joe Lynskey.
(b) Pat McClure.
(c) Gerry Adams.
(d) Dolours Price.

12. In Chapter 18, who was the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party?
(a) John McGinty.
(b) Martin McGuinness.
(c) Alec Reid.
(d) John Hume.

13. In Chapter 19, who did Brendan Hughes travel to New York to meet?
(a) People in the U.S. Republican Party.
(b) People in the U.S. Democratic Party.
(c) Representatives from the Irish Northern Aid Committee, or Noraid.
(d) His family members who had emigrated decades earlier.

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

15. In Chapter 20, who broke the IRA's code of silence in 2001?
(a) Brendan Hughes.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Martin McGuinness.
(d) Marian Price.

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 24, who was the British Prime Minister in 2012?

3. In Chapter 18, which priest sometimes acted as a messenger for the IRA, while not condoning the group's violent activities?

4. On what day of his hunger strike did Bobby Sands die?

5. In Chapter 21, why did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers he thought Jean McConville's murder had been justified?

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