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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. What does the guard refer to Diana as being?
(a) Merchandise.
(b) Garbage.
(c) The least worthy.
(d) Don Pacho's favorite.

2. What sign of mental stress, previously seen in Marina, does Maruja now display?
(a) lnsomnia.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Eating disorder.
(d) Migraines.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the guards discover that it is Maruja's birthday?

3. Who remains after the series of hostage releases in late 1990?

4. How do the kidnappers get Maruja and Beatriz?

5. What problem does the law face if they capture a drug trafficking terrorist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do drug traffickers not like the New Liberation Party? How does New Liberation feel about drug trafficking?

2. When the Extraditables kill Marina and leave her, the public does not even know for a week. Eventually the Extraditables confirm her murder. Why do the Extraditables confirm Marina's killing when public uncertainty comes up?

3. How does Nydia feel about the rescue attempt before and after it occurs?

4. The decrees are supposed to be the main topic of the negotiations between Escobar and the government. When Decree 303 comes out complying with Escobar's capitulation policy extension, he only releases one hostage and keeps two. Why does Escobar keep the hostages despite his "acceptance" of the latest decree?

5. The large group of six hostages is the media group from Crìpton. At first, they are separated into groups of three, then two. What is the purpose of the separation if they remain in the same area?

6. When Pacho learns he is about to be released, he looks over all his notes and tears up all but three of them. He also saves the letters he wrote to his family. Why does he tear all his works up?

7. During Maruja's and Beatriz' imprisonment, there is a time when the sub machine guns are available to the women. However, they both decide without a word that they will not use it to escape. Why would the women decide not to try and escape despite this opportunity?

8. Beatriz is released after many months. Describe her homecoming and her adjustments to her old life.

9. Why do the kidnappers abduct family members rather than the actual politicians or other influential people?

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

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