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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. Who do Pablo's men kill in 1989?

2. What is Pablo's drug of choice?

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

4. What did Maria claim the police refused to give her while in custody?

5. Who listed Escobar as the seventh richest man in 1989?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mendoza's life change?

3. Describe the scenes after the bookstore bombing.

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

5. How does President Barco react to Galan's death?

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

7. Describe Pablo's time as a car thief.

8. Why did Escobar kill Franklin?

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

10. Why is Escobar labeled an international terrorist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Escobar to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end.

1. What did Escobar hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Escobar's ideas about life?

3. How has Escobar's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What contributed to Escobar's downfall? How could he have continued without creating such problems with the American and Colombian governments?

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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