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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 11, what did police think was odd at first about a green Corsair parked near Scotland Yard in March 1973?

2. In Chapter 8, which high-profile prisoner arrived on the prison ship in Belfast Lough in March 1972?

3. In Chapter 4, where did Dolours's father Albert hide out while he was on the run?

4. In Chapter 7, what elite British group operating in Northern Ireland was a remnant of Frank Kitson's colonial philosophies?

5. In Chapter 2, where were Dolours Price and other marchers ambushed and beaten by British and loyalist counter-protesters?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did Dolours ask her Aunt Bridie as a child that adults would have found rude?

2. In Chapter 4, why is Eamonn McCann dismayed when he figures out his friend Dolours Price has joined the Provos?

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, why did the IRA decided to kill Joe Lynskey?

6. In Chapter 13, how did Brendan Hughes evade detection and capture for a time after his escape from prison?

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

8. In Chapter 8, what tactics and methods did the Provisional IRA employ when they disappeared someone?

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

10. In Chapter 11, what did Price and the other Provos do the night before setting off their car bombs in London in 1973?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Keefe describes some of the hardships Jean McConville and her family faced because of Jean's background - namely, that she was born a Protestant and had converted to Catholicism upon marrying her Catholic husband, Arthur. Write an essay analyzing how some of the pragmatic and daily difficulties Jean faced because of her background contributed to her lifelong struggles living in Northern Ireland.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how General Frank Kitson honed his approach to handling the violent outbreaks in Northern Ireland, and discuss which prior experiences contributed most significantly to his philosophies, mentality, and actions there.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining how the British government chose to deal with Irish prisoners on hunger strike during The Troubles, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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