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

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

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

4. What is Gaitan's slogan?
(a) I see nothing but the future.
(b) I believe in change.
(c) I am not a man, I am a people.
(d) I am at one with my own.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?

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

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

4. What is the name of Pablo's mother?

5. What course did Martinez study in Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Escobar face to his business in 1979?

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

3. What does Martinez think is Escobar's weakness?

4. Describe Escobar's country home.

5. Why is the author doubtful that Escobar attacked the police just before he died?

6. How did Escobar gain respect in the drug world?

7. What does the author think killing Pablo was primarily about?

8. What does Toft do before he leaves Colombia?

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

10. How is Pablo raising money for his war against the state?

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