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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author call the mission the colonel has been given?
(a) A death mission.
(b) A people's mission.
(c) Mission impossible.
(d) A suicide mission.

2. What is the name of the US. ambassador of Colombia in 1987?
(a) Charles Gillespie.
(b) Peter Yearly.
(c) David James.
(d) John Escobar.

3. What does the Colonel fear the planes will hit when they fly low over the army base?
(a) Electric wires.
(b) Towers.
(c) Satellite dishes.
(d) Helicopters.

4. What TV station aired a documentary accusing Pablo of being a drug trafficker?
(a) Fox.
(b) BBC.
(c) Sky.
(d) ABC.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Pablo's favorite singer?

3. What is the name of the village Martinez is from?

4. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?

5. What does Flaco mean in Spanish?

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