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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 Rubin say was in full swing when he returned to Colombia?
(a) The circus.
(b) The fair.
(c) The freak show.
(d) The carnival.

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

3. What sport did the young Pedro love to play?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Soccer.

4. Whose problem does Martinez say cocaine is?
(a) Brazil's.
(b) North America's.
(c) Colombia's.
(d) Europe's.

5. How did Pablo's enemies try to kill him in January 1988?
(a) By poisoning his food.
(b) By bombing his car.
(c) By shooting him through his window.
(d) By bombing his apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What marks Gaitan out as an outsider?

2. What is Pablo's pet name for his wife?

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

4. How does the author describe Martinez's sense of humor?

5. What the Medellin Civica call Pablo's victory?

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