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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Maruja's thoughts of an escape through the courtyard?

2. Where do Villamizar and the Monkey meet Escobar for his surrender?

3. What does the majordomo tell Maruja when he hands her a radio?

4. What does Pacho want to take with him from his hostage hideout?

5. What does Jonás tell Maruja and Beatriz before he leaves duty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Colombian government as it was in the late 1980s/early 1990s. What type of government was it? How was it enacted? Write about how the government plays into the lives of drug traffickers and narcoterrorism.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the ten hostages are released before others. Write about what it is like for those that are released knowing others remain and what it is like for those that remain knowing others are released before them.

Essay Topic 3

Medellín is known for its slums and high crime rates back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Research crime rates in Medellín and your own local area. Compare and contrast the crime rates and how it affects the people who inhabit the areas.

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