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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Escobar celebrate his first anniversary at La Catedral?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A bar.
(c) A stripclub.
(d) A nightclub.

2. What does Pablo say Colombia is asking for?
(a) Peace.
(b) Independence.
(c) Coalition.
(d) War.

3. What does the author say shifting identities is like for the Centra Spike men?
(a) Moving school.
(b) Putting on a new pair of shoes.
(c) Moving house.
(d) Trying on a new hat.

4. What does Gacha have on the band of his Panama hat?
(a) A snake head.
(b) A Rabbit foot.
(c) A rat head.
(d) A duck feather.

5. What drug did President Reagon's daughter say she took?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Hashish.

6. What does NSA stand for?
(a) National Slip Agency.
(b) Neutral Side Agency.
(c) National Security Agency.
(d) Natural Sources Association.

7. How is Gustavo Gaviria related to Escobar?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His son.

8. What does Escobar work out that the governments have bugged?
(a) His telephone.
(b) His garden shed.
(c) His cell phone.
(d) His car.

9. In which publication did Genearl Maza declare himself Pablo's personal enemy?
(a) Time.
(b) El Tiempo.
(c) Das Spiegel.
(d) Face.

10. What is the name of the man Pablo murders on April 21st?
(a) Luis Vera.
(b) Guillermo Cano.
(c) Martin Gonzales.
(d) Hector Giraldo.

11. What is Eduardo Mendoza's position in government?
(a) Home Secretary.
(b) Vice Minister of Justice.
(c) Foreign Secretary.
(d) Primeminister.

12. Who does Escobar claim Mr. Gaviria was murdered by?
(a) Himself.
(b) The government.
(c) The national police.
(d) The military.

13. What kind of witness does Escobar call Max Mermelstein?
(a) A dead witness.
(b) An unreliable witness.
(c) A false witness.
(d) A lying witness.

14. How does the situation change drastically in 1991?
(a) Escobar surrenders.
(b) Escobar kills the Colombian president.
(c) The American send in their troops.
(d) Escobar is confined to a wheelchair.

15. Who does Mendoza ask to build the maximum security prison?
(a) The guerilla.
(b) The Medellin people.
(c) The American government.
(d) The Bureau of Prisons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Escobar imprisoned?

2. How does Mermelstein describe Escobar's appearance in the Semana magazine?

3. Where does Escobar claim he worked as an adolescence?

4. What does the author say is an essential part of Centra Spike's strategy?

5. In his note, who does Pablo say he is ready to confront?

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