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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state had Lara arranged with the US embassy to live in with her family?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Texas.

2. What is the name of Pablo's mother?
(a) Esther.
(b) Hermilda.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Maigret.

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

4. What was the name of the war that began in 1899?
(a) The War of Independence.
(b) The War of a Million Deaths.
(c) The Hundred Year War.
(d) The War of a Thousand Days.

5. What does the American say Bogota reminds him of?
(a) A third world city.
(b) An African slum.
(c) A European capital.
(d) An American city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pablo's drug of choice?

2. What is the name of the US. ambassador of Colombia in 1987?

3. What did Escobar and his gang use to steal and sell in their early days?

4. What famous figure does Bowden compare Pablo's mustache to?

5. What kind of business did Martinez's father run?

(see the answer key)

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