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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. Where is the car bomb discovered that is meant for the Colonel and his family?
(a) The basement of their apartment building.
(b) In the communal garden.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the loft.

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

3. What was Martinez's position in the small town of Perreda?
(a) Head advisor.
(b) Commander in chief.
(c) Station commander.
(d) Police constable.

4. Who do Pablo's men kill in 1989?
(a) Waldemar Franklin.
(b) Luis Galan.
(c) Hugo Martinez.
(d) Robert Meaney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rubin say was in full swing when he returned to Colombia?

2. Whose problem does Martinez say cocaine is?

3. Where had Pablo's mother been visiting on the day of his murder?

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

5. What is the name of the Colonel's oldest son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toft do before he leaves Colombia?

2. How did Lara's death affect how the Colombian government dealt with the drug trade?

3. What was La Violencia?

4. Why can't Mendoza arrange for a high security wall to be built around Escobar's prison?

5. In what way is the Medellin cartel in shambles at the beginning of chapter five?

6. In what way is the Colombian scene in shambles in chapter four?

7. What does Colonel Martinez think about Escobar?

8. What was the US Executive Order 12333?

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

10. Why does Sheehan want to pull American military out of Colombia?

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