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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What remark does Escobar say about "Colombia Wants Them Back"?
(a) He finds the program selfish for focusing only on the rich and famous.
(b) He tells the producers the program is useless.
(c) He says he hears them, but they are not factors in the decision.
(d) He respects their call for human rights.

2. What becomes of the negotiations between the Notables and Escobar's negotiator for Santos and Turbay?
(a) They never occur because Escobar calls them off.
(b) A counter-offer that leaves families fearing for the hostages' lives.
(c) A series of offers that gives indications of possible release.
(d) A series of offers and counteroffers that arrives at nothing.

3. 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.

4. What does Villamizar think of Guido Parra?
(a) That Parra is dangerous for his intelligence of the law.
(b) That Parra is a serious man but with no real direction.
(c) That Parra is a brilliant negotiator.
(d) That Parra is a crooked opportunist.

5. How is Diana distracted after her separation from Azucena?
(a) She is told she can write letters to her husband.
(b) She is told she will have an interview with Escobar.
(c) She turns to praying to the Holy Infant.
(d) She is told she can write apology letters to her crew's families.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Marina spend her New Year's Eve?

3. What sign of mental stress, previously seen in Marina, does Maruja now display?

4. What is the reason for the numerous checkpoints seen around the city as Beatriz is driven to her release point?

5. Why does Villamizar want to meet Escobar?

(see the answer key)

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