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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. Why is Germán Montoya an important man?
(a) He helps write the drug trafficking laws.
(b) He had been Secretary General to the President.
(c) He is the man that ousted the Virgilio Barco government.
(d) He is responsible for the M-19 downfall.

2. How is the first hostage executed by the terrorists?
(a) One cut to the throat.
(b) Hung in public.
(c) Bullets to the head.
(d) Numerous bullets throughout the trunk of the body.

3. What are the hostages given to wear while in hiding?
(a) Sweat suits.
(b) A thin T-shirt and long pants.
(c) One long sleeve shirt and long pants.
(d) Prisoner's overalls.

4. How does Marina spend her New Year's Eve?
(a) She drinks and tries drugs with the guards.
(b) Quietly in the corner.
(c) Laughing and joking with the guards.
(d) She dances all night without music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luis Guillermo Pérez, Marina's son, confirm her identity?

2. Who is the only one to not hide the pessimism of the kidnappings of Maruja and Beatriz?

3. What is Manuel Perez famous for?

4. How many guards are there for Maruja, Beatriz, and the other woman held together in one room?

5. What does Maruja give herself to keep her sanity?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Diana Turbay is one of the main hostages from the media group of six. Describe her background that shows her history and character.

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. What is Decree 303, and what spurs its placement?

8. Describe Pacho as he tries to escape and what he feels when he fails.

9. Father García Herreros is able to utilize his popularity to speak with Escobar and negotiate with him. Who exactly is Father Herreros and why is he so popular?

10. Guido Parra is no longer Escobar's negotiating lawyer and has dropped out of the picture. What happens to Guido Parra and why?

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