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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. Maruja and Beatriz see who at their second hiding place?
2. In front of whom does Villamizar feel safe enough to drink?
3. What is Manuel Perez famous for?
4. What do the guards mistake Beatriz's profession to be?
5. How is the first hostage executed by the terrorists?
Short Essay Questions
1. Hernando Santos is seventy-eight years old and has had five bypass surgeries when Francisco is abducted. How does he react and what does this say about his character?
2. Beatriz is abducted my mistake. Why does she stay, and what does this say about her character?
3. There are decrees passed by the Constituent Assembly that deal with drug trafficking. However, when the terms are not agreeable, no one heeds their messages and laws. How do the citizens go about rejecting a decree? What gives them that ability?
4. What is the National Narcotics Statute, and how is it related to the abductions?
5. Maruja's daughter, Alexandra, commissions a program that is used to help communicate with her mother. What does this say about the family's connections and class?
6. 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.
7. Villamizar is running out of options and feels the only way to negotiate with Escobar is to meet him face to face. Escobar does not comply. Why doesn't Escobar want to meet with Villamizar?
8. 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?
9. Maruja and Pacho, the last of the hostages, are released. Describe the public's reaction to their release.
10. Why do the kidnappers choose hostages who are media and government related?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing Nydia's story. What is her fight like from the day Diana is captured to the day she learns Diana is in the hospital? Is her fight over when Diana dies?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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