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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author call a joke in chapter three?

2. What do the guerillas like to throw in the railroad underpasses?

3. What does Pablo tell a reporter he intends to study?

4. What does the author say shifting identities is like for the Centra Spike men?

5. Where does Escobar celebrate his first anniversary at La Catedral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the masses and Escobar's family view Pablo Escobar as a revolutionary rather than a criminal? How difficult would it have been for Escobar to help the masses without breaking the law?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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