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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is retrieved safely through a rescue mission?
(a) Richard Becerro.
(b) Diana Turbay.
(c) Francisco Santos.
(d) Maruja and Beatriz.

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

4. How does Nydia view President Gaviria?
(a) She believes his decisions are hard on her but good for all.
(b) She believes he is just as dishonorable as Escobar.
(c) She thinks he is cold-hearted.
(d) She thinks he is an understanding man.

5. What advice does the German journalist give Nydia?
(a) To put greater pressure on the president.
(b) To continue her prayers to the Holy Infant.
(c) To use the media to get the public on her side.
(d) To prevent an armed rescue at all costs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major drug trafficker(s) accept Decree 3030?

2. How do the kidnappers get Maruja and Beatriz?

3. What major term is Decree 3030 missing that angers Escobar?

4. What sign of mental stress, previously seen in Marina, does Maruja now display?

5. Who is the first to be kidnapped in the string of related abductions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Ochoa brothers and describe their importance to the hostages?

2. Sometime after Beatriz is released, Escobar notes that he needs Maruja more than ever. Why does Escobar rely on Maruja as a hostage more than other hostages?

3. Describe what life is like for Escobar after he surrenders.

4. Pacho has ideas of escaping when he feels there is no other alternative. How is this option possible? What makes Pacho believe he can escape all the guards?

5. When the hostage situation seems at a standstill and all avenues at a dead end, Father García Herreros steps into the picture. What spurs Father Herreros to help end the hostage situation?

6. Maruja is rejuvenated once more while imprisoned. What helps Maruja begin to look after herself again?

7. Hernando Santos is seventy-eight years old and has had five bypass surgeries when Francisco is abducted. How does he react and what does this say about his character?

8. When Beatriz is released, Maruja is now the only prisoner. Describe Maruja's state after Beatriz is gone?

9. Although the hostages are unable to leave their rooms other than to go to the bathroom, they are able to know a little about what is going on outside through radio and television. Explain how communication from the outside affects the hostages' mentality.

10. What is the National Narcotics Statute, and how is it related to the abductions?

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