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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What national hero do the Colombians compare Galan to?

2. Where is the car bomb discovered that is meant for the Colonel and his family?

3. What does Nadaistas mean in English?

4. Whose problem does Martinez say cocaine is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What influenced Pablo's decision to become a criminal?

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

3. In what does Pablo express an obsession for education?

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

5. How did Gacha die?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Pablo do when he realizes that a member of his inner circle must be a spy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could it be said that Martinez has respect for Escobar? Does his respect for Escobar help him or it hold him back?

Essay Topic 2

How does Escobar escape the authorities for so long? Do you believe it was worth the time, money and lives it took to capture him?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the students think Escobar had such a need to be so powerful? How did Escobar build his power? What characteristics do the students think Escobar has that makes him such a good leader? What do the students think Escobar had to sacrifice to become so powerful?

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