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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?
(a) Len Bias.
(b) Larry Bird.
(c) Gordon Reeves.
(d) Dennis Formby.

2. What does Nadaistas mean in English?
(a) The Gravediggers.
(b) The Big Hearts.
(c) Nothingists.
(d) The Loveists.

3. What is the name of the American drug czar appointed in 1989?
(a) James Raven.
(b) William Bennett.
(c) Robert Franklin.
(d) Cuba Yardley.

4. What national hero do the Colombians compare Galan to?
(a) Marquez.
(b) Forlan.
(c) Gaitan.
(d) Iniesta.

5. What does the American say to himself after he hears forty-four explosions?
(a) I am catching the first flight home.
(b) This is exactly what I wanted.
(c) Damn, this going to be fun.
(d) I am in for a long ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pablo's drug of choice?

2. What does Bennett want to send to kill the narcos?

3. What is the name of the man who assassinates Gaitan?

4. What kind of person does the author say Colombia breeds?

5. What does Hugo think would happen to him if he accepted Pablo's bribe?

(see the answer key)

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