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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 finally gets Escobar to surrender?
(a) The Ochoa brothers threaten him.
(b) Escobar's daughter is taken hostage by the law.
(c) Decree 303.
(d) Nieves and Quintero are able to convince him.

2. Who is the first to be kidnapped in the string of related abductions?
(a) Marina Montoya.
(b) Diana Turbay.
(c) Melina Guevara.
(d) Francisco Santos.

3. Who founded the New Liberalism Party?
(a) Luis Carlos Galán, Beatriz's brother.
(b) Gloria Pachón, Beatriz's sister.
(c) Alberto Villamizar, Maruja's husband.
(d) Luis Carlos Galán, Maruja's brother in-law.

4. What major term is Decree 3030 missing that angers Escobar?
(a) Safety for his family.
(b) Secure prison from his enemies.
(c) Extradition issue.
(d) Multiple sentences issue.

5. How does Luis Guillermo Pérez, Marina's son, confirm her identity?
(a) By her eyes.
(b) By her hands.
(c) By her well-known high cheekbones.
(d) By her teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to know that Diana and Santos' kidnappings are the works of Escobar?

2. To what game does Diana compare the negotiations?

3. If the drug traffickers turn themselves in, what law gives drug traffickers immunity from the punishment that most of them fear?

4. Who becomes a strong supporter for Hernando Santos when his son, Francisco Santos, is abducted?

5. What does everyone call the man who seems to lead the kidnapping?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dr. Guerrero is Beatriz's husband. What is his initial reaction to the abductions and the consequences of his reaction?

2. The hostages are separated into several different groups. Compare and contrast the guards' watch over the kidnapped.

3. There are decrees passed by the Constituent Assembly that deal with drug trafficking. However, when the terms are not agreeable, no one heeds their messages and laws. How do the citizens go about rejecting a decree? What gives them that ability?

4. When the President is unable to give the families what they ask for to find their families, some of them turn to the Notables. Who are the Notables and what is their role during the abductions?

5. Marina is kidnapped three months prior to Maruja and Beatriz. Describe what Marina is going through by the time the other two women show up.

6. Beatriz is abducted my mistake. Why does she stay, and what does this say about her character?

7. Escobar threatens to dynamite Cartagena but decides to cancel it. How is this catastrophe avoided?

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

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

10. 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?

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