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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What forms of communication do Maruja and Beatriz have from the outside world?
(a) Radio and television.
(b) Radio and newspapers.
(c) Magazines and television.
(d) Newspapers and magazines.

2. What is most surprising about Santos' kidnapping?
(a) Everyone sees, but no one says a word due to fear.
(b) It succeeds despite the number of cops at the scene.
(c) It is done in the middle of a busy street.
(d) It is done in the middle of his workplace.

3. Why is Germán Montoya an important man?
(a) He helps write the drug trafficking laws.
(b) He had been Secretary General to the President.
(c) He is the man that ousted the Virgilio Barco government.
(d) He is responsible for the M-19 downfall.

4. What does Beatriz do to busy herself while being held hostage?
(a) Looks out a window.
(b) Records details of her imprisonment.
(c) Watches television all day long.
(d) Talks to the guards.

5. What does Escobar propose in one of his letters to his lawyer when in negotiations with the Notables?
(a) Escobar gets to have a personal prison camp in Envigado.
(b) Escobar will surrender 100+ of his men if he is offered amnesty from extradition.
(c) Escobar is willing to give all goods and money with proof that no one is extradited.
(d) Escobar's family is free of any indictments and offered security from enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hostages' living conditions are __________.

2. Which hostage is no longer worth a bargain?

3. From what does Marina suffer by the time Maruja and Beatriz meet her?

4. Who does Villamizar call for help?

5. What do the guards mistake Beatriz's profession to be?

(see the answer key)

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