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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. From what does Marina suffer by the time Maruja and Beatriz meet her?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Hearing voices.
(d) Anorexia.

9. Who is the first family member to arrive at the scene of Maruja's and Beatriz's abduction?
(a) Dr. Pedro Guerrero, Beatriz's husband.
(b) Germán Montoya, Marina's brother.
(c) Alberto Villamizar, Maruja's husband.
(d) Alexandra, Maruja's daughter.

10. At the end of October, what does Diana learn is distressing Azucena?
(a) Azucena is having hallucinations.
(b) Azucena's father is in the hospital.
(c) Azucena believes she is pregnant.
(d) Azucena's wedding anniversary is coming up.

11. From the list below, which is one example of the relaxed freedom given to Marina, Maruja, and Beatriz?
(a) They can stand without asking for permission.
(b) They can request certain meals a few times a week.
(c) They can talk freely in regular voice volumes.
(d) They can go to the bathroom when they wish.

12. When Azucena is released, what does she give Nydia Quintero?
(a) A gold chain and cross from Diana.
(b) A minicasette from Diana.
(c) A letter from Diana.
(d) A letter from Don Pacho.

13. How do the kidnappers learn Beatriz's identity?
(a) Through a radio announcement.
(b) From a television news report.
(c) Marina tells them.
(d) Maruja tells them.

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

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

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. Why is Beatriz a target?

3. Who is the first to know that Diana and Santos' kidnappings are the works of Escobar?

4. What does the guard refer to Diana as being?

5. Which hostage is no longer worth a bargain?

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