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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. To what game does Diana compare the negotiations?
2. What does Villamizar think of Guido Parra?
3. What happens to Maruja's chauffeur?
4. How do the kidnappers learn Beatriz's identity?
5. How does Nydia achieve contact with Escobar?
Short Essay Questions
1. After nearly six months as a hostage, Maruja finally sees her husband. Describe the meeting between Alberto Villamizar and Maruja.
2. Why do drug traffickers not like the New Liberation Party? How does New Liberation feel about drug trafficking?
3. 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?
4. Why do the kidnappers abduct family members rather than the actual politicians or other influential people?
5. Beatriz is abducted my mistake. Why does she stay, and what does this say about her character?
6. The hostages are separated into several different groups. Compare and contrast the guards' watch over the kidnapped.
7. Guido Parra is no longer Escobar's negotiating lawyer and has dropped out of the picture. What happens to Guido Parra and why?
8. Diana Turbay is one of the main hostages from the media group of six. Describe her background that shows her history and character.
9. The abductions are very well planned. Choose two abductions and describe in detail how the kidnappings occurred successfully.
10. Describe what life is like for Escobar after he surrenders.
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
MedellÃn is known for its slums and high crime rates back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Research crime rates in MedellÃn and your own local area. Compare and contrast the crime rates and how it affects the people who inhabit the areas.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Diana Turbay's character as seen through her past work and time spent in captivity. What words best describe her? What is she like as a person? A journalist?
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