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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. In Chapter 15, which prisoner led the second hunger strike in Long Kesh?
(a) Gerry Adams.
(b) Sean McKenna.
(c) Brendan Hughes.
(d) Bobby Sands.

2. In Chapter 15, which of the McConville children became a master of escape?
(a) Edward McConville.
(b) Michael McConville.
(c) Agnes McConville.
(d) Tucker McConville.

3. In Chapter 17, where did Dolours Price decide she wanted to live once she was released from prison?
(a) Rome.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) New York.

4. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price she was reconsidering in a letter from prison to Fenner Brockway?
(a) The efficacy of violent tactics.
(b) Her decision to end her hunger strike.
(c) Her decision to wear her own clothes instead of a prison uniform.
(d) Her Catholic faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, which famous poet composed a poem for Dolours Price's children?

2. In Chapter 15, what mistake did Brendan Hughes make when he set out organizing the hunger strike in prison?

3. In Chapter 24, what was the nickname of a valuable informant for the British from the IRA?

4. In Chapter 19, when was Brendan Hughes released from prison?

5. In Chapter 14, whose funeral did Marian and Dolours petition for compassionate leave from prison in order to attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how does Mackers end up being the lead interviewer for the Belfast Project at Boston College?

2. In Chapter 17, what are some of the difficulties Dolours Price and Stephen Rea encountered in their marriage?

3. In Chapter 21, why was Brendan Hughes so upset over the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement?

4. In Chapter 14, how did the Price sisters' parents, Albert and Chrissie, respond to their daughters' hunger strike?

5. In Chapter 21, what stunning revelation does Ricky O'Rawe make to Mackers about Adams' part in directing the hunger strike in Long Kesh in the 1980s?

6. In Chapter 21, what did Mackers find was true of his interviews with many former IRA members?

7. In Chapter 20, what does Keefe identify as a paradox in the way the people of Northern Ireland dealt with the sensitive information surrounding The Troubles?

8. In Chapter 16, what did Dolours Price say later in life about her relationship with food and eating?

9. In Chapter 20, what role did President Bill Clinton play in the peace process in Northern Ireland?

10. In Chapter 23, what jarring situation did Michael McConville, one of Jean's sons, find himself in as an adult one day regarding his mother's abduction?

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