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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a roll of tape in her pocket.
(c) She always had spare change in her pocket.
(d) She always wore a nappy pin on her clothes.

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

3. 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.

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

5. In Chapter 22, who was one of the British's most prized informants within the IRA?
(a) Brian Adams.
(b) Frank McKee.
(c) Alfredo "Freddie" Scappaticci.
(d) John McGinty.

6. In Chapter 15, what did the Blanket Protest refer to?
(a) Protests over the lack of blankets to keep people warm in Belfast.
(b) Protests over forced prison labor being used to produce expensive blankets the British sold to tourists in Northern Ireland.
(c) A protest that covered a wide range of topics.
(d) Republican prisoners in British-run jails refusing to wear prison uniforms and instead wrapping themselves in blankets.

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

8. In Chapter 20, what did the lead interviewer for the Belfast Project use to record his interviews?
(a) A cassette tape recorder.
(b) A CD recorder.
(c) A mobile phone video and audio recorder.
(d) A MiniDisc recorder.

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

10. In Chapter 14, what was the vernacular for a prison guard?
(a) Wrobler.
(b) Narker.
(c) Stab.
(d) Screw.

11. In Chapter 14, who died on a hunger strike at a different prison while Dolours and Marian were undertaking their own hunger strike?
(a) Brendan Hughes.
(b) Gerry Adams.
(c) Michael Gaughan.
(d) Joe Lynskey.

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

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

14. In Chapter 14, which prison were Marian and Dolours Price kept at at first following the London bombings in 1973?
(a) The HMS Maidstone.
(b) Brixton.
(c) Armagh.
(d) Long Kesh.

15. In Chapter 14, whose funeral did Marian and Dolours petition for compassionate leave from prison in order to attend?
(a) Their friend Brendan Hughes's.
(b) Their Aunt Bridie Dolan's.
(c) Their father Albert's.
(d) Their mother Chrissie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, who did Brendan Hughes tell Mackers had ultimate control over the Unknowns?

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

3. In Chapter 22, what principal did the Belfast Cop and RUC Special Branch member live by in recruiting informants?

4. In Chapter 21, which of the following did Brendan Hughes struggle with in the early 2000s?

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

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