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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian find in the ruins?
(a) A cross.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) An old ring.
(d) A military hat.

2. What does Burke deliver to Flynn at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 26?
(a) Keys.
(b) A phone.
(c) Donuts.
(d) A map of the cathedral.

3. Who catches Father Murphy and the Cardinal in the confessional?
(a) Flynn.
(b) Pedar.
(c) Hickey.
(d) Megan.

4. What is Burke trying to get from the cathedral architect?
(a) A secret passage to the rectory.
(b) Blueprints to the cathedral.
(c) Information on the CIA.
(d) Plans to rebuild the cathedral if it is blown up.

5. How long does MacCumail give for his demands to be met?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Fenians do in case they burn down the cathedral?

2. What does Martin say about Flynn's threat to blow up the cathedral?

3. What does Maureen decide to do while in hiding at the abbey?

4. In Book 2, Chapter 9, what does Burke think the Fenians are going to do?

5. What happens when the IRA tries to free Sheila?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the ravine with the murder of the two British soldiers?

2. What does Burke find in the architect's apartment?

3. Explain how the situation at the cathedral is political.

4. What is being foreshadowed when Martin says "I wonder about that" in response to Burke saying they won't have to shoot their way in?

5. At the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 21, what happens when Maureen tries to escape?

6. Who is Jack Ferguson and what does he tell Burke?

7. When discussing the attack on the cathedral, what do the Governor and Mayor agree to?

8. Why does Maureen want to escape?

9. What does Flynn tell the police on the first phone call?

10. What does Flynn think Martin's ulterior motive is?

(see the answer keys)

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