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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the police know how to reach Beatriz's husband?
(a) Beatriz's husband reaches them first when he hears the news report.
(b) Alberto Villamizar informs them.
(c) A note in her bag says to call him in case of an emergency.
(d) Beatriz and her husband are well-known politicians.

2. When are Maruja and Beatriz kidnapped?
(a) November 7.
(b) October 31.
(c) November 27.
(d) August 30.

3. The kidnappings are bargains to negotiate what?
(a) Escobar's freedom.
(b) A drug trafficker's punishment.
(c) Escobar's ability to gain office in government.
(d) A drug trafficker's ability to leave Colombia.

4. What reality hits Luis Guillermo of Pablo Escobar's power?
(a) A dead girl lying on the side of the road in Medellín.
(b) Escobar's message to Luis via Rosalía.
(c) The random taxi driver in Medellín works for Escobar.
(d) The size of Escobar's entourage when Luis meets him.

5. What is most surprising about Santos' kidnapping?
(a) It succeeds despite the number of cops at the scene.
(b) Everyone sees, but no one says a word due to fear.
(c) It is done in the middle of his workplace.
(d) It is done in the middle of a busy street.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does everyone call the man who seems to lead the kidnapping?

3. What is Beatriz's initial response to the attack?

4. Why do the kidnappers take Maruja and Beatriz to a second hiding place?

5. What does President Gaviria make clear to Maza Márquez about rescue missions?

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