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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Beatriz's initial response to the attack?
2. How do the guards prevent Maruja from learning about the retaliation for the Priscos' death?
3. What happens to Maruja's chauffeur?
4. What does the letter sent from the Extraditables to Turbay and Santos threaten if they do not receive what they want?
5. After Gaviria's response to the deaths, how do the Extraditables answer?
Short Essay Questions
1. The Extraditables want new laws that will keep them safe from extradition. Why is extradition most feared out of all punishments?
2. What is Decree 303, and what spurs its placement?
3. 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?
4. The large group of six hostages is the media group from Crìpton. At first, they are separated into groups of three, then two. What is the purpose of the separation if they remain in the same area?
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. 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?
7. Escobar promises to release Maruja and Pacho. There are various sources, but Villamizar is ecstatic. One reporter notes with surprise that Alberto can be so trusting. What makes this promise from Escobar believable despite previous promises?
8. After nearly six months as a hostage, Maruja finally sees her husband. Describe the meeting between Alberto Villamizar and Maruja.
9. Why do the kidnappers choose hostages who are media and government related?
10. Describe the attempt to rescue Diana Turbay and its consequences.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ten hostages are taken by the Extraditables. Some are imprisoned for over 6 months while others are released earlier. Each of their situations is different, but some comparisons are still there. Describe the consequences of imprisonment on a hostage physically and psychologically. Consider the different hostages and how they are treated.
Essay Topic 2
Colombia's drug trafficking has a large following. Explain the appeals and why it has so many willing followers.
Essay Topic 3
Decree 303 is passed days after Diana's death. The Extraditables get their extension on the capitulation policy. Where does the government stand at this point in time? Who has more control of the situation? Who has given up more at this stage? Who is winning the war between the Extraditables and the government?
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