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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that confirms Maruja's thoughts about Marina's ending?
(a) Majordomo offers to return the television when Beatriz leaves.
(b) When Beatriz leaves, the boss is more light-hearted in demeanor.
(c) The guards are not sullen when Beatriz leaves like the day Marina left.
(d) They put Beatriz' hood on with the eyeholes forward instead of backwards.

2. What negotiation does Escobar initiate on his own?
(a) He requests that Hernando publish two texts in exchange for Pacho.
(b) He asks President Gaviria for amnesty for Maruja's and Pacho's release.
(c) He asks don Fabio to speak on his behalf in exchange for money to care for the Ochoa women.
(d) He wants Villamizar to represent him as his negotiator with the government in exchange for Maruja's release.

3. How is Escobar located after he escapes?
(a) Maza Marquez determination to find Escobar.
(b) A phone call is traced between Escobar and his son.
(c) Escobar's son gives up his location.
(d) Escobar turns himself back in.

4. What causes Damaris to leave the house?
(a) She is appalled at the treatment of Maruja.
(b) The majordomo pushes her out a window.
(c) The guards are too drunk and rowdy for her.
(d) She leaves with the children to visit her ailing mother.

5. What does the government decide to turn into a prison for Escobar?
(a) An abandoned prison.
(b) An abandoned fort.
(c) A convent.
(d) An old rehabilitation center for drug addicts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Villamizar want to meet Escobar?

2. When Maruja is to be released, how much advance notice is she given?

3. What do the nicer guards ask of Maruja when she leaves?

4. The attitude shown during days of waiting for Father Herreros and Escobar to meet can be described as __________.

5. Where does Alberto go to visit the Ochoa brothers?

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