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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. After the press conference, if the hostages try to escape again, where does Flynn tell the Fenians to shoot them?
(a) Don't shoot at them, they need to be alive.
(b) Aim for their hearts.
(c) Aim for their legs.
(d) Only fire warning shots.

2. Where does the attack by the police begin?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the attic and towers.
(c) In the pews.
(d) In the sacristy.

3. When Kearney is taken by the ESD, what does she do?
(a) Gives the location of the other Fenians.
(b) Fires at the ESD.
(c) Kills herself.
(d) Threatens to kill the police.

4. When the cathedral is secured by the police, what does Burke tell Schroeder to do?
(a) Get out of town as fast as possible.
(b) Go and see his daughter.
(c) Keep quiet.
(d) Confess what he did.

5. How many assault squads are part of the ESD?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Schroeder meets Flynn at the front of the cathedral, why does he tell Flynn of the attack plans?

2. In Book 4, Chapter 55, what promise does Flynn release Burke from?

3. What happens to Brian after he is carried out of the cathedral?

4. What does the Cardinal believe about the negotiations?

5. What does Maureen hit the Fenian with, who finds her under the cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the end of Book 4, Chapter 40, what new information does Jack Ferguson give Burke?

3. After Maureen is put in the car to be taken to a hospital, what do you think will happen to her next?

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

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

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

7. What is Operation Phoenix?

8. What is Maureen's response to Brian when he asks her to come with him after the hostage situation is over?

9. Describe the relationship between Maureen and Brian after the attack by the police.

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

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