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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the hostages given to wear while in hiding?
(a) Prisoner's overalls.
(b) A thin T-shirt and long pants.
(c) One long sleeve shirt and long pants.
(d) Sweat suits.

2. What does Marina see the in the laundry area during her nightly walks with Monk?
(a) A man in black watching her.
(b) Monk's mask as a skull.
(c) The German Shepherd with a devilish grin on her.
(d) A ghost.

3. Why is Beatriz a target?
(a) Beatriz is the wife of a well-known politician.
(b) Beatriz is the mistress of Albert Villamizar, a famous politician.
(c) Beatriz is the aunt of the Secretary General.
(d) Beatriz's kidnapping is not intentional.

4. How does Marina spend her New Year's Eve?
(a) Laughing and joking with the guards.
(b) She drinks and tries drugs with the guards.
(c) Quietly in the corner.
(d) She dances all night without music.

5. Who is the first to know that Diana and Santos' kidnappings are the works of Escobar?
(a) César Gaviria.
(b) Hernando Santos.
(c) The media.
(d) Former president Turbay.

6. In front of whom does Villamizar feel safe enough to drink?
(a) Andrés.
(b) Rafael Pardo.
(c) Dr. Guerrero.
(d) No one.

7. How many guards are there for Maruja, Beatriz, and the other woman held together in one room?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

8. According to the head of the National Police, why is there an armed raid that rescues Diana and Richard?
(a) The raid is meant to seize Escobar.
(b) It is by the orders of Rafael Pardo.
(c) Gaviria orders the operation because of information from anonymous phone calls.
(d) It is by the orders of Maza Márquez.

9. Who handles the negotiations for Escobar?
(a) Don Pacho.
(b) Guido Parra Montoya.
(c) Juan Gomez.
(d) Manuel Perez.

10. Who is the only one to not hide the pessimism of the kidnappings of Maruja and Beatriz?
(a) President Gaviria.
(b) Diego Montaña Cuéllar.
(c) Maza Márquez.
(d) Rafael Pardo.

11. How do Escobar's men treat Maruja's and Beatriz's guards?
(a) As if they are prisoners too.
(b) They guards are given nice suits and fancy watches.
(c) The guards are pretty autonomous.
(d) As if they are high in rank.

12. Maruja and Beatriz are soon joined by another hostage. When was this person kidnapped?
(a) The same day.
(b) Three months earlier.
(c) Spring of 1990.
(d) The previous week.

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

14. How does Nydia achieve contact with Escobar?
(a) Through the Ochoa brothers.
(b) Through the Ochoa sisters.
(c) Through his sister-in-law.
(d) Through Guido Parra.

15. What forms of communication do Maruja and Beatriz have from the outside world?
(a) Radio and television.
(b) Radio and newspapers.
(c) Newspapers and magazines.
(d) Magazines and television.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the kidnappers learn Beatriz's identity?

2. How do the guards react to knowing it is Maruja's birthday?

3. When is the first person freed?

4. What is Marina's condition when she is called by the guards to get ready to leave?

5. What does Villamizar think of Guido Parra?

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