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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 reality hits Luis Guillermo of Pablo Escobar's power?
2. After Gaviria's response to the deaths, how do the Extraditables answer?
3. Where is Marina's body buried after it is found and autopsied?
4. How do the guards prevent Maruja from learning about the retaliation for the Priscos' death?
5. The hostages' living conditions are __________.
Short Essay Questions
1. When Beatriz is released, Maruja is now the only prisoner. Describe Maruja's state after Beatriz is gone?
2. The President is called on for help during these abductions. President Gaviria does not feel he can give what the families and kidnappers are asking for. What is being asked of President Gaviria, and why is he resistant to give in to these demands?
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. 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?
5. 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?
6. Pacho has ideas of escaping when he feels there is no other alternative. How is this option possible? What makes Pacho believe he can escape all the guards?
7. Why do drug traffickers not like the New Liberation Party? How does New Liberation feel about drug trafficking?
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 Turbay is one of the main hostages from the media group of six. Describe her background that shows her history and character.
10. The abductions are very well planned. Choose two abductions and describe in detail how the kidnappings occurred successfully.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The President holds office to help protect and do good by the population of his country. President Gaviria is in a dilemma. He wants to fight narcoterrorism long-term, but he is faced with hostages' lives that are presently in danger. How does President Gaviria handle this situation? Why does he make the decisions that he does?
Essay Topic 2
Father Herreros speaks with Escobar, and even though he knows his history as much as the rest of the public, the Father says about Escobar, "Deep down all men are good, although some circumstances can make them evil." Write an essay on whether you agree or disagree and why.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the criminals are very religious, including Escobar, the guards, and household owners who threaten the hostages. Write about how a person can live a criminal life and be religious at the same time.
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