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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. Who finds Maureen under the cathedral?
(a) Megan.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Hickey.

2. After Schroeder returns from talking with Flynn, why is Bellini angry at Schroeder?
(a) Schroder lied about the operation to the Mayor.
(b) Schroeder is involved with Martin.
(c) Schroeder told Flynn of the attack plan.
(d) Schroeder is giving up on the negotiations.

3. At the end of the novel, Maureen encourages Brian to do what?
(a) Run away while he can.
(b) Talk to a priest.
(c) Give information on the next attack.
(d) Confess what he did to the police.

4. What do the terrorists do to the entrance Maureen tried to escape through?
(a) Guard it.
(b) Lock it.
(c) Board it up.
(d) Mine it.

5. What really happens to Schroeder after he talks to Flynn?
(a) He is arrested for treason.
(b) He has gone to help his daughter.
(c) He is treated for exhaustion.
(d) He has quit the operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the escape attempt in Book 4, Chapter 46, how are the hostages detained?

2. Which of the hostages is first to be rescued?

3. Where does Martin have a flight booked to?

4. When the hostages try to escape in Chapter 36, who is hit by a bullet?

5. Why does Hickey threaten to kill Schroeder's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does the Mayor tell during the press conference?

2. Describe the preparations the Fenians do with the lights just before the attack by the police.

3. During Maureen's escape attempt into the crawlspace, Hickey goes by the old rules of the IRA. What rule is this, and how does he follow it?

4. In the end, how does Burke become just like one of the politicians?

5. How would you describe the relationship between Schroeder and Burke? Why?

6. Describe the pressure the Mayor uses to get everyone to go forward with the attack.

7. At the end of Chapter 45, it becomes clear to Burke that Flynn is trapped by the hostage situation. How is he trapped?

8. Why does Schroeder leave the press conference?

9. What does Hickey want to see happen to Maureen?

10. Why is Bellini not optimistic about the assault on the cathedral?

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