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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maruja is to be released, how much advance notice is she given?
(a) There is no warning.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Several hours.

2. What happens that gives Pacho an opportunity to escape?
(a) A night guard passes out before he can chain Pacho to the bed.
(b) A guard unknowingly drops a knife under Pacho's bed.
(c) Pacho sees a weak spot in the bathroom window that he believes he can break through.
(d) All the guards leave him to watch a futbol championship game.

3. What does the government decide to turn into a prison for Escobar?
(a) An old rehabilitation center for drug addicts.
(b) An abandoned fort.
(c) An abandoned prison.
(d) A convent.

4. How does don Fabio receive Villamizar's request for help?
(a) Don Fabio is hesitant that Alberto is the right man.
(b) Don Fabio immediately refuses involvement.
(c) Don Fabio completely supports him.
(d) Don Fabio believes Escobar will no longer listen to his advice.

5. What do the guards use to hide Pacho's face as they drive to his release point?
(a) A makeshift hood from an old sweat suit.
(b) A ski mask.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A book.

6. What is one thing that can break Maruja's bond with the nicer set of guards?
(a) Her judging character.
(b) Her zealous religiousness.
(c) Her inability to play Nintendo.
(d) Her atheism.

7. What are the guards' orders if there is a rescue mission for Pacho Santos?
(a) Maintain Pacho alive and with them as they run.
(b) Leave him chained to the bed and leave immediately.
(c) Shoot him three times.
(d) Use him as cover in order to survive.

8. When is the selected day for Maruja's and Pacho's release?
(a) May 12.
(b) May 20.
(c) April 19.
(d) June 7.

9. What concerns Escobar when watching "God's Minute"?
(a) Father Herreros condemns the Medellín boys for killing police officers.
(b) Father Herreros condemns Escobar's followers for not being able to think for themselves.
(c) Father Herreros apparently calls Escobar an unrepentant pornographer.
(d) Father Herreros announces his retirement from the show.

10. Who goes through a social change from a fearful victim to public star?
(a) Dr. Guerrero.
(b) Pacho's wife.
(c) Andrés.
(d) Martha Nieves.

11. When Escobar first begins his business with the drug cartel, how do the people of Medellín view them?
(a) They look at him as their Robin Hood.
(b) They are angry at the rise in crime.
(c) They are afraid to say anything.
(d) With curiosity but complacency.

12. What is the reason for the numerous checkpoints seen around the city as Beatriz is driven to her release point?
(a) The Extraditables bombed numerous police stations.
(b) Bombings by urban guerrillas.
(c) Elite Corps efforts to find the abductors.
(d) The Cali cartel bombs the area to create confusion for the Extraditables.

13. What belief do both Pacho's wife and Escobar follow that influences their outlook of the future?
(a) Divine signs from the Holy Infant.
(b) Reading tea leaves.
(c) Astrological signs.
(d) Superstitious behaviors such as breaking a mirror bring bad luck.

14. According to the "El Especador," what new demand is Escobar asking for?
(a) A new prisoner director.
(b) Exile of Maza Marquez.
(c) That Villamizar be Escobar's government liaison.
(d) A new Constituent Assembly vote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Father Herreros start his involvement concerning Escobar?

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

3. What is Maruja's reaction to the communiqué concerning her impending release?

4. What message do the Santos' send Pacho in "El Tiempo" when they hear he will be released soon?

5. What opportunity for possible freedom arises when Gorilla is having chest pains?

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