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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 does Jefferson offer to give Edilson for Lisette?

2. What highway were Mason and his team taking in Chapter 7?

3. Where does Valencia's professor want to take his students to do independent study during the summer in Chapter 6?

4. How many kids did one of the Colombia medics have in Chapter 5?

5. What business did Juan Pedro's maternal grandparents have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems is Misael having with his crop in Chapter 7?

3. What deal do Javier's men make with Alma?

4. In Chapter 7, what options does Jefferson give Edilson?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Mason need to become?

6. What is the difference between where army resources are deployed and how Juan Pedro would like to see resources deployed in Chapter 5?

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

8. What happens at a checkpoint at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abel is drawn into Jefferson’s paramilitary organization after his parents die and then after he has started a new life. Why does Abel not tell Jefferson no when Jefferson asks him to work for him again? Is Abel a coward?

Essay Topic 2

Jefferson is the leader of a paramilitary group when he and Abel meet. What lengths will Jefferson go to to achieve his goals? What does the way he conducts his life and business indicate about the ends justifying the means?

Essay Topic 3

It is decided to initiate a raid on El Aleman. Why is it decided to initiate a raid on El Aleman and kill him? Why are the repercussions of that action and what problems does the raid cause?

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