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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 11, what name did Dolours Price use when she traveled to London in 1973?
(a) Gemma Roman.
(b) Una Devlin.
(c) Marian Richardson.
(d) Gilly Frank.

2. In Chapter 10, which division of the Provos was often tasked with killing other members of the IRA?
(a) The Mathers.
(b) The MRFs.
(c) The Unkowns.
(d) The Stickies.

3. Which of Jean McConville's children accompanied her to the waiting car with the people who abducted her from her flat?
(a) Michael.
(b) Helen.
(c) Archie.
(d) Terri.

4. In Chapter 6, how was Hughes gravely injured?
(a) He cut an artery jumping through a window.
(b) He was burned.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He was shot.

5. In Chapter 4, where did the Prices live in Belfast?
(a) Belfast Road.
(b) Divis Flats.
(c) The Falls Road.
(d) Slievegallion Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, who answered the phone at The Times of London to take the tip about the imminent bombings in London?

2. In Chapter 4, what was the nickname for the so-called Official IRA?

3. In Chapter 8, what ambitious IRA campaign did Brendan Hughes plan?

4. In Chapter 10, what laundry company did the Provos ambush in 1972?

5. In Chapter 7, what unit was Brendan Hughes in charge of for the IRA in the early 1970s?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was the HMP Maidstone's purpose?

2. In Chapter 1, how was Archie McConville treated by the men who took his mother Jean away?

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

4. In Chapter 6, what does Gerry Adams do for Brendan Hughes that deepens the two mens' bond?

5. In Chapter 2, what difficulties did Arthur and Jean McConville face because of their backgrounds?

6. In Chapter 2, how did Arthur Price pass down his allegiance to republicanism to his daughters?

7. In Chapter 11, what did Price and the other Provos do the night before setting off their car bombs in London in 1973?

8. In Chapter 2, how was Dolours influenced by what happened at Burntollet Bridge?

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

10. In Chapter 3, what happens in the McConville family that makes Michael McConville think things can not get much worse?

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