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

2. What does Hugo think would happen to him if he accepted Pablo's bribe?
(a) His wife would leave him.
(b) He would go to hell.
(c) Pablo would own him.
(d) His sons would disown him.

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

4. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?
(a) He explodes ships in Miami harbor.
(b) He blows up a commercial plane.
(c) He sells guns to American anti-capitalists.
(d) He holds tourists hostage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hugo Martinez's rank in the police force?

3. In what state had Lara arranged with the US embassy to live in with her family?

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

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

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