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

2. What makes Marina think she will not leave alive?
(a) The boss seems to detest her whenever he visits.
(b) The guards treat her the worst.
(c) The guards did not hide their faces before Maruja and Beatriz arrived.
(d) Marina frustrates the women as well as the guards.

3. If the drug traffickers turn themselves in, what law gives drug traffickers immunity from the punishment that most of them fear?
(a) Decree 2047.
(b) Decree 3030.
(c) National Narcotics Statute of 1985.
(d) Decree 303.

4. According to the head of the National Police, why is there an armed raid that rescues Diana and Richard?
(a) It is by the orders of Rafael Pardo.
(b) Gaviria orders the operation because of information from anonymous phone calls.
(c) It is by the orders of Maza Márquez.
(d) The raid is meant to seize Escobar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exposes Escobar when he attempts to infiltrate the New Liberalism Party?

2. How does Marina spend her New Year's Eve?

3. Why is Germán Montoya an important man?

4. Which hostage is no longer worth a bargain?

5. What does the letter sent from the Extraditables to Turbay and Santos threaten if they do not receive what they want?

Short Essay Questions

1. Alberto Villamizar begins to have communiqués with Escobar when Parra is no longer in the picture as mediator. How do these communiqués begin and end? What results come from them?

2. 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?

3. The abductions are very well planned. Choose two abductions and describe in detail how the kidnappings occurred successfully.

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

5. There are various families working on getting their relatives back. Some work together, others do not. Describe why some families have issues working together to find their families?

6. Months have passed for the hostages, and it is already a new year for Marina, Maruja, and Beatriz. What consequences are seen from a long hostage stay?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Maruja is released first to be on time before the 7:30 evening news. Pacho's release is scheduled in time for the 9:00 pm news. Why are their releases scheduled in time with the news?

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