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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say Pablo lacked to create a real manifesto?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Passion.
(d) Convictions.

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

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

4. What marks Gaitan out as an outsider?
(a) His mixed blood.
(b) His war wounds.
(c) His criminal past.
(d) His deformity.

5. What is the name of the US. ambassador of Colombia in 1987?
(a) Peter Yearly.
(b) David James.
(c) Charles Gillespie.
(d) John Escobar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author say stalks Colombia like a biblical plague?

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

4. What course did Martinez study in Spain?

5. How did Pablo's enemies try to kill him in January 1988?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the US Executive Order 12333?

2. Why did Escobar kill Franklin?

3. How does Escobar like to settle disputes?

4. How do the DEA gather evidence of Escobar's activities?

5. What do photos of Escobar's death show?

6. How do the locals react to Pablo's death?

7. What does Escobar's wife tell the TV after the police capture her and her son in Argentina?

8. How does Hermilda react to her son's death?

9. What is Centra Spike?

10. Who are the Los Pepes?

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