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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is the ratio of contractors to soldiers?
(a) 4 to 2.
(b) 7 to 2.
(c) 5 to 1.
(d) 6 to 1.

2. What highway were Mason and his team taking in Chapter 7?
(a) 519.
(b) 488.
(c) 706.
(d) 611.

3. In Chapter 8, what percent of the people turn out to vote for or against the peace vote?
(a) 37.
(b) 28.
(c) 52.
(d) 17.

4. In Chapter 3, how much does the man Lisette interviews pay per head of cattle for the vaccine?
(a) 45 mil.
(b) 50 mil.
(c) 40 mil.
(d) 35 mil.

5. Why do Juan Pablo's colleagues think he is insane to send Valencia to Nacional?
(a) It was liberal.
(b) It was communist.
(c) It was riddled with guerrilla cells.
(d) It was socialist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Valencia at the end of Chapter 8 when Juan Pedro allowed her to sleep in bed with him and his wife?

2. In Chapter 1, how far had Diego run the other day with a 30-pound pack at an 8-minute pace?

3. What do Javier's men take to Alma's family after they kill her?

4. What poet did a professor at the University of Antioquia in Medellin suggest that Lisette read?

5. After the battle in Zerikow in Chapter 7, how many were dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Abel's life like when Jefferson returns?

2. How does Lisette view La Vigia when she arrives?

3. How did Ocho cause dissent among his team members when they were in Colombia?

4. Why was there a mission to go to schools as clowns in Chapter 8, and why was it not a good idea?

5. What happened to Juana Perez, and how did she survive?

6. Why did Juan Pedro's colleagues think he was crazy to send Valencia to Nacional, and what were the pros and cons of sending Valencia to Nacional?

7. What was the difference between training soldiers in Afghanistan and in Colombia?

8. What did El Aleman buy for his girlfriend's birthday?

9. How had Medellin changed when Juan Pedro went there after his father was posted to the 4th Brigade there?

10. With whom does Abel probably communicate as the van speeds back to La Vigia after Lisette is kidnapped?

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