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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Gloria Pachon and Villamizar ask of the police?
2. What is one thing that can break Maruja's bond with the nicer set of guards?
3. What concerns Escobar when watching "God's Minute"?
4. Where is Beatriz when Maruja sees her on television?
5. What stops Pacho from considering suicide?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the biggest issues of compromising with narcoterrorists when they take hostages is the long term effect. President Gaviria works hard to fight narcoterrorism without having to negotiate with hostage abductors. Nonetheless, he is pressured to pass Decree 303. Escobar turns himself in, but there are many other drug cartels in Colombia. Research narcoterrorism in Colombia from the 1980s to late 1990s. Consider President Gaviria's term and write about whether he succeeds in bringing down narcoterrorism. If he is successful, how does he do it? If he is not, who is?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Colombian government as it was in the late 1980s/early 1990s. What type of government was it? How was it enacted? Write about how the government plays into the lives of drug traffickers and narcoterrorism.
Essay Topic 3
Choose three hostages and compare and contrast their reactions to the abductions.
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