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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 12, how did Brendan Hughes escape from Long Kesh?
2. In Chapter 10, where had Frank Kitson served for the British army before coming to Belfast?
3. In Chapter 2, how did Dolours Price describe her childhood from her adult perspective?
4. In Chapter 4, who was known as "Mac the Knife"?
5. In Chapter 7, what childhood friend of Dolours Price's was taken into British custody and tortured?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, how was Archie McConville treated by the men who took his mother Jean away?
2. In Chapter 3, what happens in the McConville family that makes Michael McConville think things can not get much worse?
3. In Chapter 8, why did the IRA decided to kill Joe Lynskey?
4. In Chapter 6, what does Gerry Adams do for Brendan Hughes that deepens the two mens' bond?
5. In Chapter 12, who and what was involved in one of the IRA's boldest escapes from prison?
6. In Chapter 2, how did Arthur Price pass down his allegiance to republicanism to his daughters?
7. In Chapter 12, how did Dolours and Marian Price react to their conviction in court in London in 1973?
8. In Chapter 4, what were some of the first jobs the Price sisters were given within the IRA?
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 2, how was Dolours influenced by what happened at Burntollet Bridge?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the events, attitudes, and individual actions that led to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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