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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 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.

2. In Chapter 17, where did Dolours Price decide she wanted to live once she was released from prison?
(a) New York.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Barcelona.

3. In Chapter 15, what did Gerry Adams believe about Sinn Fein as he was released from prison in 1977?
(a) Sinn Fein needed to recruit more female candidates.
(b) Sinn Fein needed to work more closely with the IRA.
(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.

4. In Chapter 23, what alibi did Gerry Adams falsely offer that he said absolved him from involvement in McConville's disappearance?
(a) He was in college at the time.
(b) He was out of the country at the time.
(c) He was in prison at the time.
(d) He was not involved with the IRA at the time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did the Blanket Protest refer to?

2. In Chapter 24, what was the nickname of a valuable informant for the British from the IRA?

3. In Chapter 17, how did Dolours Price react to Gerry Adams' decision to run for parliament at Westminster representing West Belfast?

4. In Chapter 23, what was one of the psychological stresses of family members of those who were disappeared that Keefe discusses?

5. In Chapter 14, what happened to Marian and Dolours as soon as the force-feedings stopped?

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 23, what jarring situation did Michael McConville, one of Jean's sons, find himself in as an adult one day regarding his mother's abduction?

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

4. In Chapter 17, what are some of the difficulties Dolours Price and Stephen Rea encountered in their marriage?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 14, what was one of Dolours's primary worries as she and Marian grew more ill on their hunger strike?

10. In Chapter 15, what was life like for the McConville children that ended up at Kilcubbin?

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