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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the guards prevent Maruja from learning about the retaliation for the Priscos' death?
(a) The guards do not allow television and radio for a week.
(b) New guards are brought in that know nothing about the past.
(c) The guards take away the radio and television.
(d) The guards stop bringing in the newspapers.

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

3. Who begins a personal campaign to contact Escobar?
(a) Nydia Quintero.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Angelina Ochoa.
(d) Martha Nieves.

4. How are Pacho's guards compared to Maruja and Beatriz's guards?
(a) Pacho's guards are much more informal.
(b) Pacho's guards are worse than the women's guards.
(c) Pacho's guards are hardly present.
(d) Pacho's guards are just as harsh.

5. What do drug traffickers fear most for punishment?
(a) Multiple sentences.
(b) Death penalty.
(c) Lifetime imprisonment.
(d) Extradition.

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

7. What complaints do the women in the drug traffickers' family have?
(a) Unpredictable behavior seen in Escobar.
(b) Police brutality.
(c) Fear for their lives if they talk with Nydia.
(d) Unfair punishments for the men in their lives.

8. What is Juan Vitto prescribed when a doctor visits?
(a) More reading.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Over the counter ibuprofen.
(d) Tranquilizers.

9. Who is the first president to allow extradition of Colombian nationals?
(a) Julio César Turbay.
(b) Belisario Betancur.
(c) Virgilio Barco.
(d) César Gaviria.

10. How do the majordomo and his wife treat Maruja's on her birthday?
(a) They give her a cupcake for dessert.
(b) They allow her to write a letter to send to her husband.
(c) They let her walk outside the enclosed courtyard as a gift.
(d) They bring champagne and cake to celebrate.

11. What does everyone call the man who seems to lead the kidnapping?
(a) "Doctor."
(b) "Master."
(c) "Doc."
(d) "Sir."

12. When is the first person freed?
(a) November 26.
(b) December 7.
(c) November 22.
(d) December 12.

13. 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 stand without asking for permission.
(d) They can request certain meals a few times a week.

14. How does Luis Guillermo Pérez, Marina's son, confirm her identity?
(a) By her teeth.
(b) By her eyes.
(c) By her well-known high cheekbones.
(d) By her hands.

15. Who exposes Escobar when he attempts to infiltrate the New Liberalism Party?
(a) Alberto Villamizar.
(b) Luis Carlos Galán.
(c) Manuel Perez.
(d) Rodrigo lara Bonilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gaviria decide to do after the first hostage deaths?

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

3. When Diana's crew learns of Maruja's abduction, how do they feel?

4. How does law enforcement identify the body of the first hostage executed?

5. When Azucena is released, what does she give Nydia Quintero?

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