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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 is Pablo's drug of choice?

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

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

4. What is Hugo Martinez's rank in the police force?

5. What does the American say to himself after he hears forty-four explosions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mendoza's life change?

2. How does Lara devastate the Colombian drug trade?

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

4. What rumors cast doubt on the Search Bloc?

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

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

7. Why does Pablo think the world has a hypocritical stance on drug trafficking?

8. Why does Busby want the American military to stay in Colombian?

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

10. How does Escobar like to settle disputes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the Colombian and American governments go specifically after Escobar? What suggestions are there that Escobar's death will make no difference to the Colombian drug trade?

Essay Topic 2

Why is America so involved in helping to hunt Escobar? What does the Colombian government think about their involvement? What cultural differences are there between the two countries and how does the author them during the hunt for Escobar?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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