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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Damaris to leave the house?
(a) The majordomo pushes her out a window.
(b) She is appalled at the treatment of Maruja.
(c) She leaves with the children to visit her ailing mother.
(d) The guards are too drunk and rowdy for her.

2. Who founded the New Liberalism Party?
(a) Alberto Villamizar, Maruja's husband.
(b) Luis Carlos Galán, Beatriz's brother.
(c) Luis Carlos Galán, Maruja's brother in-law.
(d) Gloria Pachón, Beatriz's sister.

3. What do the nicer guards ask of Maruja when she leaves?
(a) That she watches over her sons.
(b) That she visits them in Medellín sometime.
(c) That she pray for them to get out of their bad lives.
(d) That she uses this experience to give back to the poor.

4. The guards watching Diana and her crew can be described as _____________.
(a) Boys and men in poor condition.
(b) Uneducated farmhands.
(c) Always calm.
(d) Unpredictable.

5. What surprise do the reporters and Pacho's family get when they see Pacho?
(a) He is in tears despite his known stoicism.
(b) He is speechless despite his known loquaciousness.
(c) He is fatter and more spirited than expected.
(d) He is more broken in spirit than expected.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does President Gaviria do first thing Monday morning after news of the possible release comes out Sunday?

3. Where do the police believe Maruja is located?

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

5. How is the first hostage executed by the terrorists?

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