1. Why does Maruja fear the idea of carpeting the room?
(a) She believes it will create more mold and make her sick.
(b) She believes it means she will remain there a lot longer.
(c) She is afraid more hostages will be taken and imprisoned with her.
(d) She is no longer used to changes of any kind.

2. From the list below, which is one example of the relaxed freedom given to Marina, Maruja, and Beatriz?
(a) They can talk freely in regular voice volumes.
(b) They can go to the bathroom when they wish.
(c) They can request certain meals a few times a week.
(d) They can stand without asking for permission.

3. What happens that gives Pacho an opportunity to escape?
(a) A guard unknowingly drops a knife under Pacho's bed.
(b) All the guards leave him to watch a futbol championship game.
(c) A night guard passes out before he can chain Pacho to the bed.
(d) Pacho sees a weak spot in the bathroom window that he believes he can break through.

4. When Escobar first begins his business with the drug cartel, how do the people of Medellín view them?
(a) They are afraid to say anything.
(b) They are angry at the rise in crime.
(c) They look at him as their Robin Hood.
(d) With curiosity but complacency.

5. What does Maruja give herself to keep her sanity?
(a) One-on-one conversations with Beatriz to keep focus on reality.
(b) A time for prayer to the Holy Infant once a day.
(c) A cigarette as soon as she wakes up to the gloomy mornings.
(d) Two hours of solitude a day.