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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 24, where was Jean McConville's body found?
2. In Chapter 18, which priest sometimes acted as a messenger for the IRA, while not condoning the group's violent activities?
3. In Chapter 20, which journalist was involved in setting up the Belfast Project?
4. In Chapter 15, what mistake did Brendan Hughes make when he set out organizing the hunger strike in prison?
5. In Chapter 23, what did the McConville children think was a defining feature of their mother's clothing?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 15, what tactics did the so-called Blanket Men use in Long Kesh in the 1970s?
2. In Chapter 14, what were some of Dolours's and Marian's demands that formed the foundation of their reasons for their hunger strike?
3. In Chapter 17, what did Ian Paisley insinuate might have been the reason for Dolours Price's release from prison?
4. In Chapter 20, what shortcoming of the Good Friday Agreement did the Belfast Project seem to correct?
5. In Chapter 20, what does Keefe identify as a paradox in the way the people of Northern Ireland dealt with the sensitive information surrounding The Troubles?
6. In Chapter 23, what was one of the main psychological difficulties for families of the disappeared in Northern Ireland?
7. In Chapter 15, what was life like for the McConville children that ended up at Kilcubbin?
8. In Chapter 21, what was one important factor that soured the relationship between Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams?
9. In Chapter 22, how did Trevor Campbell recruit some of the IRA informants he recruited over the years?
10. In Chapter 21, what did Mackers find was true of his interviews with many former IRA members?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 5, the Keefe describes the McConville children's recollection of their mother Jean's interactions with a British soldier one night in Divis Flats that they believe precipitated her abduction. Write an essay explaining what the McConville children say transpired and discuss some of the ambiguity and inconsistencies between their version of events and what the IRA members with knowledge of the McConville abduction revealed decades later about the IRA's reasons for killing McConville.
Essay Topic 2
What were some of the most significant reasons behind the split between the so-called "Old IRA," or the "Stickies," and the Provisional IRA, or the "Provos?" Write an essay explaining your answers.
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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