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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 14, which previous group of women did British authorities use force-feeding on?
2. In Chapter 21, how had Sean McKenna reacted to Brendan Hughes when McKenna ran into Hughes in Dundalk?
3. In Chapter 22, what was one of the Provisional IRA's execution squads called?
4. In Chapter 17, where did Dolours Price decide she wanted to live once she was released from prison?
5. In Chapter 20, what U.S. higher education institution was the Belfast Project housed at?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what choice did the British authorities make in order to deal with Dolours' and Marian's hunger strike?
2. In Chapter 15, what tactics did the so-called Blanket Men use in Long Kesh in the 1970s?
3. In Chapter 22, how did Trevor Campbell recruit some of the IRA informants he recruited over the years?
4. In Chapter 17, what are some of the difficulties Dolours Price and Stephen Rea encountered in their marriage?
5. In Chapter 23, what was one of the main psychological difficulties for families of the disappeared in Northern Ireland?
6. In Chapter 21, what was one important factor that soured the relationship between Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams?
7. In Chapter 18, what role did Father Alec Reid play in relation to the Provos?
8. In Chapter 14, what were some of Dolours's and Marian's demands that formed the foundation of their reasons for their hunger strike?
9. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price say later in life about her relationship with food and eating?
10. In Chapter 16, who was the first hunger striker in Long Kesh to die and what was unusual about him?
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
Write an essay explaining why Sinn Fein members and supporters of Gerry Adams rallied around him and closed ranks when he was eventually arrested in 2014 in connection to the abduction and murder of Jean McConville, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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