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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4, who saved Dolours Price from having her gun discovered at a British Army checkpoint?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter 4, who did the IRA sell off some of its weapons to in 1968?
4. In Chapter 5, what were the names of the McConville family's dogs?
5. In Chapter 3, what was Divis Flats originally envisioned as?
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 12, how did Dolours and Marian Price react to their conviction in court in London in 1973?
3. In Chapter 2, how does Keefe describe Patrick Pearse's mentality and motivations during the years leading up to the Easter Rising in 1916?
4. In Chapter 8, what tactics and methods did the Provisional IRA employ when they disappeared someone?
5. In Chapter 8, what bombing campaign did Brendan Hughes help to plan in 1972?
6. In Chapter 8, why did the IRA decided to kill Joe Lynskey?
7. In Chapter 6, what does Gerry Adams do for Brendan Hughes that deepens the two mens' bond?
8. In Chapter 2, how was Dolours influenced by what happened at Burntollet Bridge?
9. In Chapter 8, what was the HMP Maidstone's purpose?
10. In Chapter 10, why did Brendan Hughes feel guilty about the killings of Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the McConville children's feelings about the handling of their mother's abduction and murder both on the part of the British authorities and the IRA, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers. Do the McConvilles feel that they saw justice for what was done to their mother Jean?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 2, Keefe reveals that Dolours Price once described her childhood as an indoctrination. Write an essay explaining what Price meant by this, citing specific examples and references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What effect did the events of Bloody Sunday in January 1972 have on the Provisional IRA's activities and strategy? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
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