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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 the name of the army's counterterroism unit?

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

3. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?

4. What South American city does the author state is the most exciting place to be in 1948?

5. Whose problem does Martinez say cocaine is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the Los Pepes?

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

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

6. How does Hermilda react to her son's death?

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

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

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

10. Why did Escobar kill Franklin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Escobar's upbringing contribute to his decision to become a criminal? In what way does the author suggest it was impossible at that time to be big and honest?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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