View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the war that began in 1899?

2. Who does Pablo claim is using Lara?

3. What does Bennett want to send to kill the narcos?

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

5. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Escobar react to his cousin Gustavo's death?

2. What does Colonel Martinez think about Escobar?

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

4. What does Pablo say is his personal opinion on cocaine?

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

6. Describe Escobar's country home.

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

8. How does Pablo manage to stay out of prison?

9. Describe the scenes after the bookstore bombing.

10. Who are the Los Pepes?

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

How important was Gaitan to Colombia? How does his assassination change the situation in Colombia at this point? What would have happened to Colombia if he had stayed alive?

Essay Topic 3

How does the airline bombing change people's views on Escobar? Why does Escobar think it is necessary to take such extreme measures? Does the bombing contributes to Escobar's downfall?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 723 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample