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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the prison ship the British used to house political prisoners?
(a) The HMS Braveheart.
(b) The SSS Maloney.
(c) The HMP Maidstone.
(d) The SSS Mackaray.

2. In Chapter 8, what did Gerry Adams tell Frank Steele he wanted to do one day?
(a) Run for Prime Minister.
(b) Blow up Parliament.
(c) Go back to bartending.
(d) Earn a college degree.

3. In Chapter 4, what was the informal name for the division of the IRA that the Price sisters joined?
(a) The Knife.
(b) The Realm.
(c) The Splinter.
(d) The Provos.

4. In Chapter 7, what unit was Brendan Hughes in charge of for the IRA in the early 1970s?
(a) The Post Malones.
(b) The Marching Wallaces.
(c) The Belfast Brigade's D Company.
(d) The Provisional Stockpile.

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) Cut your hair.
(b) Jump overboard.
(c) Take this pill.
(d) Stop breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who did the IRA sell off some of its weapons to in 1968?

2. In Chapter 7, which British General used hard-line tactics in Northern Ireland?

3. In Chapter 11, what did police think was odd at first about a green Corsair parked near Scotland Yard in March 1973?

4. In Chapter 7, what was the biggest challenge facing the new British general in charge of Northern Ireland when he took over in the early 1970s?

5. In Chapter 2, which aunt of Dolours Price's did she sometimes help look after?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why did a British prosecutor suggest was evidence that the Provisional IRA did intend to kill people with its 1973 London bombings?

2. In Chapter 9, what happened to the McConville children after their mother Jean disappeared?

3. In Chapter 10, why did Brendan Hughes feel guilty about the killings of Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee?

4. In Chapter 8, what bombing campaign did Brendan Hughes help to plan in 1972?

5. In Chapter 4, why is Eamonn McCann dismayed when he figures out his friend Dolours Price has joined the Provos?

6. In Chapter 4, what were some of the first jobs the Price sisters were given within the IRA?

7. In Chapter 9, when did Michael McConville realize his mother was dead?

8. In Chapter 12, who and what was involved in one of the IRA's boldest escapes from prison?

9. In Chapter 3, what was the original vision for Divis Flats?

10. In Chapter 8, why did the IRA decided to kill Joe Lynskey?

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