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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The feelings of the kidnappers during the abduction can be described as __________.
(a) Calm.
(b) Confident.
(c) Rigid.
(d) Nervy.

2. Maruja and Beatriz are soon joined by another hostage. When was this person kidnapped?
(a) The same day.
(b) Three months earlier.
(c) The previous week.
(d) Spring of 1990.

3. Why do the kidnappers take Maruja and Beatriz to a second hiding place?
(a) To confuse the women further.
(b) Maruja whispers too loudly that she knows where they may be.
(c) The police learn the kidnappers' escape route, so they must leave.
(d) Beatriz figures out their location when she looks out a bathroom window.

4. What happens to Maruja's chauffeur?
(a) He is shot to death.
(b) He is temporarily knocked out with chloroform.
(c) He is thrown out of the car and left behind.
(d) He is hit unconscious.

5. What does Maruja, Marina and Beatriz do to keep hope alive?
(a) They play games with the guards.
(b) They share good memories with one another.
(c) They visualize their release.
(d) They pretend they are at Maruja's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the hostages given to wear while in hiding?

2. What does Diana begin to do when she learns her kidnapping is not an isolated event?

3. The kidnappings are bargains to negotiate what?

4. The hostages' living conditions are __________.

5. Who is the only one to not hide the pessimism of the kidnappings of Maruja and Beatriz?

(see the answer key)

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