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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 8, what did Gerry Adams tell Frank Steele he wanted to do one day?

2. What nickname did the Price sisters eventually come to be known by?

3. Which friend of Dolours Price's led protests but advocated non-violence?

4. In Chapter 8, where was an innocent man killed as a result of the shooting of Joe Russell?

5. In Chapter 6, what was Brendan Hughes's nickame?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, how did Brendan Hughes escape from Long Kesh prison?

8. In Chapter 12, how did Dolours and Marian Price react to their conviction in court in London in 1973?

9. In Chapter 2, how does Keefe describe Patrick Pearse's mentality and motivations during the years leading up to the Easter Rising in 1916?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the various experiences and actions that cemented Gerry Adams' and Brendan Hughes's bond during the height of The Troubles? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How did the Price family - particularly Arthur and Chrissy, Dolours' and Marian's parents - handle and react to the knowledge that their daughters were involved in IRA operations? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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