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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. Who is the first person freed?
(a) Juan Vitta.
(b) Hero Buss.
(c) Marina Montoya.
(d) Richard Becerra.

2. What is Manuel Perez famous for?
(a) He is the leader of the Army of National Liberation.
(b) He is the co-founder of New Liberalism.
(c) He is the director of "El Tiempo."
(d) He is Escobar's right hand man.

3. How does Diana die?
(a) The kidnappers kill her before they flee during the raid.
(b) An Elite Corps member shoots her after mistaking her as one of Escobar's men.
(c) She is shot and left behind.
(d) From a random gunshot wound to her waist.

4. Who does Villamizar call for help?
(a) César Gaviria, the President.
(b) Julio César, another hostage's family member.
(c) Manuel Perez, a friend of Alberto's.
(d) Alexandra, Maruja's daughter.

5. To what game does Diana compare the negotiations?
(a) Risk.
(b) Battleship.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the kidnappers abduct the first set of people?

2. Who is retrieved safely through a rescue mission?

3. When Azucena is released, what does she give Nydia Quintero?

4. At the end of October, what does Diana learn is distressing Azucena?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Maruja and Beatriz are the last of the ten people taken hostage. What spurs the decision to abduct these last two when the kidnappers already have eight hostages?

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

3. Maruja is home, and Escobar is in prison. At the end of it all, how does Alberto Villamizar's life change due to the events surrounding his wife's abduction?

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

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

6. The guards who watch over Marina, Maruja, and Beatriz are excessively strict, but in about a month, they are able to relax a little on the rules. Why do the guards start off by being strict?

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. Diana compares the negotiations of their lives to a game of chess. How do the Extraditables and the government play a form of chess involving the hostages?

10. 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?

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