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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. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?
(a) He holds tourists hostage.
(b) He blows up a commercial plane.
(c) He explodes ships in Miami harbor.
(d) He sells guns to American anti-capitalists.

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

3. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?
(a) Gordon Reeves.
(b) Dennis Formby.
(c) Larry Bird.
(d) Len Bias.

4. What is Pablo's pet name for his wife?
(a) Tata.
(b) Guardia.
(c) Mother.
(d) JoJo.

5. Where had Pablo's mother been visiting on the day of his murder?
(a) A medical clinic.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) A shopping center.
(d) The Internet cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes does Pablo like to wear?

2. What does the author say Pablo has the gift of doing when in people's company?

3. What the Medellin Civica call Pablo's victory?

4. What is the name of the army's counterterroism unit?

5. What is the name of the village Martinez is from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Escobar start shipping cocaine to America?

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

3. How does Martinez show he is coming to the end of his tether at the end of this section?

4. What does the author describe as Escobar's adolescent appetites?

5. What toll does the manhunt of Escobar take on Martinez's life?

6. How does Escobar kidnap Mendoza?

7. In what way could the Escobars be described as middle class?

8. What is Centra Spike?

9. What was La Violencia?

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

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