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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Maruja's chauffeur?
(a) He is shot to death.
(b) He is hit unconscious.
(c) He is thrown out of the car and left behind.
(d) He is temporarily knocked out with chloroform.

3. The feelings of the kidnappers during the abduction can be described as __________.
(a) Nervy.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Calm.
(d) Confident.

4. How do the kidnappers get Maruja and Beatriz?
(a) The kidnappers grab the women when they exit the car to enter Maruja's home.
(b) The kidnappers grab the women as they walk to their car after work.
(c) The kidnappers wait for a red light to whisk the women into another vehicle.
(d) The kidnappers crash into Maruja's car and quickly grab the women.

5. The hostages' living conditions are __________.
(a) Meticulously clean.
(b) Abysmal.
(c) Filled with cockroaches and rats.
(d) Bare and sterile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Villamizar find Hernando Santos and former president Turbay when he visits them for the first time after Maruja's kidnapping?

2. The kidnappings are bargains to negotiate what?

3. What do the guards mistake Beatriz's profession to be?

4. Which hostage is no longer worth a bargain?

5. What does Beatriz do to busy herself while being held hostage?

(see the answer key)

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