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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel the American stays in Bogota?
(a) The Dorchester.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) The Hilton.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. How does Mermelstein describe Escobar's appearance in the Semana magazine?
(a) Sturdy and short.
(b) Tall and thin.
(c) Muscular and violent.
(d) Fat and stout.

3. What does Nadaistas mean in English?
(a) The Loveists.
(b) The Big Hearts.
(c) Nothingists.
(d) The Gravediggers.

4. What does Escobar claim he is rather than a criminal?
(a) An outlaw.
(b) A revolutionary.
(c) A citizen of the world.
(d) A politician.

5. What does Escobar tell Mendoza will happen before he dies?
(a) He will free the masses.
(b) He will take down America.
(c) Many others will die.
(d) He will get his degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the American say to himself after he hears forty-four explosions?

2. What does Escobar work out that the governments have bugged?

3. How does Pardo astonish Gaviria?

4. What is Eduardo Mendoza's position in government?

5. Whose pursuit does the author say has cut Pablo off from his wealth?

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