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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 American say to himself after he hears forty-four explosions?
(a) This is exactly what I wanted.
(b) I am in for a long ride.
(c) I am catching the first flight home.
(d) Damn, this going to be fun.

2. What was the name of the war that began in 1899?
(a) The War of a Million Deaths.
(b) The Hundred Year War.
(c) The War of a Thousand Days.
(d) The War of Independence.

3. What member of Pablo's family is kidnapped?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

4. What marks Gaitan out as an outsider?
(a) His war wounds.
(b) His deformity.
(c) His mixed blood.
(d) His criminal past.

5. How does Pablo prove he is a threat to American citizens?
(a) He blows up a commercial plane.
(b) He explodes ships in Miami harbor.
(c) He holds tourists hostage.
(d) He sells guns to American anti-capitalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maria claim the police refused to give her while in custody?

2. Who does Pablo think the Americans are more interested in fighting than narcos?

3. Who listed Escobar as the seventh richest man in 1989?

4. What kind of business did Martinez's father run?

5. Who does Pablo claim is using Lara?

(see the answer key)

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