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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the Notables negotiation failure, what news does Pardo give Villamizar to have something to look forward to?
(a) President Gaviria is putting more forces to work to help negotiate with Parra.
(b) Pardo's department receives a minicassette from Maruja.
(c) Nydia has leads on Escobar is location.
(d) Another decree is being worked on to amend the first rejected one.

3. Why do the kidnappers take Maruja and Beatriz to a second hiding place?
(a) Maruja whispers too loudly that she knows where they may be.
(b) The police learn the kidnappers' escape route, so they must leave.
(c) To confuse the women further.
(d) Beatriz figures out their location when she looks out a bathroom window.

4. What makes Marina think she will not leave alive?
(a) Marina frustrates the women as well as the guards.
(b) The guards did not hide their faces before Maruja and Beatriz arrived.
(c) The boss seems to detest her whenever he visits.
(d) The guards treat her the worst.

5. What is Beatriz's initial response to the attack?
(a) She throws her jewelry at them, thinking it is a burglary.
(b) She attempts to hide on the floor of the car.
(c) She is paralyzed and cannot move.
(d) She spits at the first man and starts running.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaints do the women in the drug traffickers' family have?

2. What does Maruja use to help ease her anxiety during the car ride to the hiding place?

3. Maruja and Beatriz are soon joined by another hostage. When was this person kidnapped?

4. What is Manuel Perez famous for?

5. How do Escobar's men treat Maruja's and Beatriz's guards?

(see the answer key)

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