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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 14 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, which famous poet composed a poem for Dolours Price's children?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Marcus Twomey.
(c) Seamus Heaney.
(d) Daniel Rattigan.

2. In Chapter 4, what was the nickname for the so-called Official IRA?
(a) The pacers.
(b) The stickies.
(c) The limes.
(d) The toadies.

3. In Chapter 15, what social club did Gerry Adams' father help to found?
(a) The Cracked Cup Club.
(b) The Gaelic Football Club.
(c) The Republican Club.
(d) The Felons Club.

4. In Chapter 8, which high-profile prisoner arrived on the prison ship in Belfast Lough in March 1972?
(a) Frederick McGinty.
(b) Paul Malone.
(c) Anthony McIntyre.
(d) Gerry Adams.

5. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the prison ship the British used to house political prisoners?
(a) The HMS Braveheart.
(b) The HMP Maidstone.
(c) The SSS Mackaray.
(d) The SSS Maloney.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 1970s, what criminal activity did the Provos engage in to raise money?

2. In Chapter 11, which Times reporter beat the police to one of the cars in London that had been fitted with a bomb?

3. In Chapter 16, where did Marian Price go as soon as she was released from jail in 1980?

4. In Chapter 7, what childhood friend of Dolours Price's was taken into British custody and tortured?

5. In Chapter 3, what religion was Jean McConville raised in?

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