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

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

3. In Chapter 16, how did Dolours react to Marian's release from prison while she remained to serve her sentence?
(a) She was furious at Marian for accepting her release.
(b) She was grateful that the IRA leadership had secured Marian's release but angry that she herself was still in prison.
(c) She was happy Marian was released but felt a deep sense of loss at losing her sister's companionship.
(d) She was more determined than ever to secure her own release through another hunger strike.

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 work more closely with the IRA.
(c) Sinn Fein needed to recruit more female candidates.
(d) Sinn Fein would never win elections without some loyalist support.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, which U.S. negotiator helped broker a peace accord in Northern Ireland?

2. In Chapter 22, what was one of the Provisional IRA's execution squads called?

3. In Chapter 25, in what year did Brendan Hughes die?

4. In Chapter 14, what was the vernacular for a prison guard?

5. In Chapter 20, who was England's Prime Minister when the peace accord was signed in 1998?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, who was the first hunger striker in Long Kesh to die and what was unusual about him?

2. In Chapter 17, what did Ian Paisley insinuate might have been the reason for Dolours Price's release from prison?

3. In Chapter 21, what did Mackers find was true of his interviews with many former IRA members?

4. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price say later in life about her relationship with food and eating?

5. In Chapter 24, what did three thieves break into the police complex at Castlereagh in 2002 looking for?

6. In Chapter 22, how did Trevor Campbell recruit some of the IRA informants he recruited over the years?

7. In Chapter 18, what role did Father Alec Reid play in relation to the Provos?

8. In Chapter 20, how does Mackers end up being the lead interviewer for the Belfast Project at Boston College?

9. In Chapter 14, what were some of Dolours's and Marian's demands that formed the foundation of their reasons for their hunger strike?

10. In Chapter 15, what tactics did the so-called Blanket Men use in Long Kesh in the 1970s?

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