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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Colonel fear the planes will hit when they fly low over the army base?
(a) Satellite dishes.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) Electric wires.
(d) Towers.

2. How does Pablo force the judge off his case?
(a) He offers the judge thousands of dollars.
(b) He threatens to kill the judge's family.
(c) He blackmails the judge with photographs.
(d) He hires the judge's brother as his lawyer.

3. What does the author call the mission the colonel has been given?
(a) A suicide mission.
(b) A people's mission.
(c) Mission impossible.
(d) A death mission.

4. What does Rubin say was in full swing when he returned to Colombia?
(a) The carnival.
(b) The circus.
(c) The freak show.
(d) The fair.

5. How does the author describe Martinez's sense of humor?
(a) Fun and stomach churning.
(b) Sharp and cruel.
(c) Crisp and quiet.
(d) Subtle yet biting.

6. Where had Pablo's mother been visiting on the day of his murder?
(a) A medical clinic.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Internet cafe.
(d) A shopping center.

7. Where is the car bomb discovered that is meant for the Colonel and his family?
(a) In the loft.
(b) In the communal garden.
(c) The basement of their apartment building.
(d) In the kitchen.

8. What is Pablo's drug of choice?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

9. What South American city does the author state is the most exciting place to be in 1948?
(a) Bogota.
(b) Lima.
(c) Bueno Airos.
(d) Sao Paulo.

10. What is the name of the hotel the American stays in Bogota?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The Hilton.
(c) The Dorchester.
(d) The Four Seasons.

11. What does the author say Pablo has the gift of doing when in people's company?
(a) Putting people at ease.
(b) Working people out.
(c) Making people laugh from their stomachs.
(d) Making people angry.

12. What does the author say Pablo lacked to create a real manifesto?
(a) Passion.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Convictions.

13. What is the name of the man who assassinates Gaitan?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Xavi.
(c) Diego.
(d) Roa.

14. Who does Pablo claim is using Lara?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) The Conservatives.
(c) The US embassy.
(d) The New Liberals.

15. What the Medellin Civica call Pablo's victory?
(a) The People's Voice.
(b) The Happy Masses.
(c) The Victory of the Masses.
(d) The Triumph of the People.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?

2. What is the name of Pablo's mother?

3. What does the American say Bogota reminds him of?

4. What did Maria claim the police refused to give her while in custody?

5. What sport did the young Pedro love to play?

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