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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What does Bennett want to send to kill the narcos?
(a) Mafia assassins.
(b) The SAS.
(c) A contract killer.
(d) Military hit squads.

6. What is the name of the army's counterterroism unit?
(a) CIA.
(b) Delta Force.
(c) The Seals.
(d) SAS.

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

8. Why does Pablo order his men to kill Franklin?
(a) He had signed a treaty with the US.
(b) He refused his wife a bottle of milk.
(c) He shot at his home.
(d) He printed negative stories about him.

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

10. How did Pablo's enemies try to kill him in January 1988?
(a) By bombing his car.
(b) By poisoning his food.
(c) By bombing his apartment.
(d) By shooting him through his window.

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

12. What did people begin referring to Pablo as after he killed the Conservative landowner?
(a) El Doctor.
(b) Mr. Death.
(c) El Dentist.
(d) The Debt Collector.

13. What member of Pablo's family is kidnapped?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His brother.

14. What did Escobar and his gang use to steal and sell in their early days?
(a) Headstones.
(b) Posters.
(c) Computers.
(d) Clothes.

15. What is the name of the village Martinez is from?
(a) Divana.
(b) Bogota.
(c) Milena.
(d) Mosquera.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?

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

4. Why does Vargas think the bribe is a good thing?

5. What does the Colonel fear the planes will hit when they fly low over the army base?

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