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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that can break Maruja's bond with the nicer set of guards?
(a) Her zealous religiousness.
(b) Her judging character.
(c) Her inability to play Nintendo.
(d) Her atheism.

2. What stops Pacho from considering suicide?
(a) A deep conversation with one of the guards.
(b) Rereading a letter he wrote to his wife while imprisoned.
(c) A column in "El Tiempo" specifically telling Pacho not to think about it.
(d) A picture of his family in the paper.

3. What forms of communication do Maruja and Beatriz have from the outside world?
(a) Newspapers and magazines.
(b) Radio and television.
(c) Magazines and television.
(d) Radio and newspapers.

4. How do the Prisco brothers play a role in the gang life?
(a) They are the only ones who know where Escobar resides.
(b) They are the masterminds behind the drug cartel to the U.S.
(c) They are accused of assassinations and being the brains behind the current abductions.
(d) They are in charge of all the hostages during their imprisonment.

5. What does Gaviria decide to do after the first hostage deaths?
(a) Send a message to Escobar that he will not yield.
(b) Offer non-extradition to all who come forth at any time.
(c) Change the capitulation policy date in the decree.
(d) Investigate possibilities of assassinating Escobar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the hostages given to wear while in hiding?

2. What advice does the German journalist give Nydia?

3. What does Maruja share with the new guards?

4. What is different about Diana and her crew's location compared to the other hostages' hiding places?

5. What finally gets Escobar to surrender?

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