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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 25).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did the Blanket Protest refer to?
(a) Republican prisoners in British-run jails refusing to wear prison uniforms and instead wrapping themselves in blankets.
(b) Protests over forced prison labor being used to produce expensive blankets the British sold to tourists in Northern Ireland.
(c) Protests over the lack of blankets to keep people warm in Belfast.
(d) A protest that covered a wide range of topics.

2. In Chapter 22, when did Dolours Price's marriage to Stephen Rea end?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1998.

3. In Chapter 6, how was Hughes gravely injured?
(a) He cut an artery jumping through a window.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He was burned.

4. In Chapter 21, who was in the picture on Brendan Hughes's wall with him?
(a) Gerry Adams.
(b) Dolours Price.
(c) Jean McConville.
(d) Tony Blair.

5. In Chapter 11, who answered the phone at The Times of London to take the tip about the imminent bombings in London?
(a) Sherry Jacobson.
(b) Elizabeth Curtis.
(c) Megan McCardle.
(d) Nellie Bly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what did the prison doctor on the prison ship tell Gerry Adams when he told the doctor it hurt to breathe?

2. In Chapter 17, who did Dolours Price marry in 1983?

3. In Chapter 24, where was Jean McConville's body found?

4. In Chapter 8, what ambitious IRA campaign did Brendan Hughes plan?

5. In Chapter 14, what was the vernacular for a prison guard?

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