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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Escobar receive Father Herreros request to meet?
(a) He sends a communiqué saying he is honored but is unable to meet.
(b) He tells don Fabio he is anxious but excited to meet the Father.
(c) He tells Villamizar to bring the Father to La Loma so they can meet.
(d) Escobar accepts the Father's request at the Father's convenience.

2. What stops Andrés from seeing his mother immediately?
(a) A police checkpoint stops him from going further.
(b) His anxiety.
(c) He has to fight his way through a throng of reporters.
(d) Lots of car troubles.

3. What does the majordomo tell Maruja when he hands her a radio?
(a) He is not responsible for what she hears.
(b) Diana is dead.
(c) Beatriz is well.
(d) Marina is dead.

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

5. What does Pacho want to take with him from his hostage hideout?
(a) A good luck futbol that the guards and he used to play with.
(b) The chain that held him in his bed.
(c) A chess piece from one of his favorite guards.
(d) A magazine that he feels chronicles the hostage story very well.

6. What does President Gaviria do first thing Monday morning after news of the possible release comes out Sunday?
(a) Meets with Alberto Villamizar.
(b) Meets with Rafael Pardo.
(c) Listens to radio newscasts.
(d) Meets with Hernando Santos.

7. What message do the Santos' send Pacho in "El Tiempo" when they hear he will be released soon?
(a) An article about keeping hope alive.
(b) A picture of Pacho's family in his home with a spot saved for him.
(c) A column about freedom.
(d) A family picture of Hernando with Pacho's wife and kids.

8. How do Escobar's personal guards view Father Herreros?
(a) They are suspicious of his involvement.
(b) They are split in their opinion of him.
(c) They think he is a madman.
(d) They respect him.

9. What is Escobar's main negotiation issue with only Maruja and Pacho left as hostages?
(a) The safety of the Medellín boys in the slums.
(b) Safety of his family when he surrenders.
(c) A prison he is willing to surrender to.
(d) Security of his money while he is imprisoned.

10. Why does Villamizar want to meet Escobar?
(a) To see if the man really exists.
(b) To convince him to surrender.
(c) To shoot him point blank.
(d) To plea for Maruja's and Pacho's return.

11. How old is Escobar when he is imprisoned?
(a) 41.
(b) 47.
(c) 54.
(d) 35.

12. Escobar does not want a firing range at the prison because he believes it is what?
(a) A place where prisoners are the targets.
(b) A place where he will have to watch some of his guards pay their penalty.
(c) An area that will inhibit his future plans to escape.
(d) A practice range for the Elite Corps.

13. Maruja's new guards that come in February can be described as ____________.
(a) Rowdy.
(b) Worse than the other guards.
(c) Uplifting.
(d) Pessimistic.

14. Father Herreros offers additional help to President Gaviria in regards to what other Colombian issue?
(a) Urban guerrillas from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
(b) Manuel Perez from the Army of National Liberation (ELN).
(c) Picking up the slums of Medellín and other cities.
(d) The Cali drug cartel.

15. Who cries for Marina's absence the first night she is gone?
(a) Beatriz.
(b) Maruja.
(c) Damaris.
(d) Monk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alberto personally offer in exchange for Maruja's freedom?

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

4. What does Maruja threaten to do if she does not receive a radio and television?

5. What television program is the first to announce the release?

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