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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Pacho want to take with him from his hostage hideout?
(a) A good luck futbol that the guards and he used to play with.
(b) A magazine that he feels chronicles the hostage story very well.
(c) The chain that held him in his bed.
(d) A chess piece from one of his favorite guards.
2. What belief do both Pacho's wife and Escobar follow that influences their outlook of the future?
(a) Astrological signs.
(b) Reading tea leaves.
(c) Divine signs from the Holy Infant.
(d) Superstitious behaviors such as breaking a mirror bring bad luck.
3. What is Escobar's main negotiation issue with only Maruja and Pacho left as hostages?
(a) Safety of his family when he surrenders.
(b) Security of his money while he is imprisoned.
(c) A prison he is willing to surrender to.
(d) The safety of the Medellín boys in the slums.
4. Where do the police believe Maruja is located?
(a) In the city of Medellín.
(b) In the city of Bogotá.
(c) Among the jungle farmlands outside of Medellín.
(d) Near the border of Ecuador.
5. Escobar does not want a firing range at the prison because he believes it is what?
(a) A place where he will have to watch some of his guards pay their penalty.
(b) A place where prisoners are the targets.
(c) A practice range for the Elite Corps.
(d) An area that will inhibit his future plans to escape.
6. What are the guards' orders if there is a rescue mission for Pacho Santos?
(a) Leave him chained to the bed and leave immediately.
(b) Maintain Pacho alive and with them as they run.
(c) Use him as cover in order to survive.
(d) Shoot him three times.
7. How does Escobar receive Father Herreros request to meet?
(a) He sends a communiqué saying he is honored but is unable to meet.
(b) He tells Villamizar to bring the Father to La Loma so they can meet.
(c) Escobar accepts the Father's request at the Father's convenience.
(d) He tells don Fabio he is anxious but excited to meet the Father.
8. What stops Andrés from seeing his mother immediately?
(a) Lots of car troubles.
(b) He has to fight his way through a throng of reporters.
(c) His anxiety.
(d) A police checkpoint stops him from going further.
9. What does President Gaviria do first thing Monday morning after news of the possible release comes out Sunday?
(a) Listens to radio newscasts.
(b) Meets with Rafael Pardo.
(c) Meets with Alberto Villamizar.
(d) Meets with Hernando Santos.
10. Who visits the prison to approve it before Escobar's surrender?
(a) Villamizar and the Monkey.
(b) Rafael Pardo.
(c) Luis Jorge Pataquiva, the prison director.
(d) President Gaviria.
11. What does the majordomo tell Maruja when he hands her a radio?
(a) Beatriz is well.
(b) He is not responsible for what she hears.
(c) Marina is dead.
(d) Diana is dead.
12. What spurs Escobar's transfer to another prison?
(a) The Cali cartel tries to infiltrate the prison and kill Escobar.
(b) Escobar's family requests he moves closer to the family home.
(c) The U.S. convinces President Gaviria to extradite Escobar.
(d) Escobar turns his prison into a nice hacienda.
13. What is Escobar's army to do when he surrenders?
(a) They are free to go since there is no direct evidence linked to them.
(b) They plan to leave the country a day before Escobar's date of surrender.
(c) The main captains are to surrender and be imprisoned with him.
(d) They are tried separately for their crimes.
14. What surprise do the reporters and Pacho's family get when they see Pacho?
(a) He is speechless despite his known loquaciousness.
(b) He is fatter and more spirited than expected.
(c) He is in tears despite his known stoicism.
(d) He is more broken in spirit than expected.
15. Why does Villamizar want to meet Escobar?
(a) To shoot him point blank.
(b) To see if the man really exists.
(c) To plea for Maruja's and Pacho's return.
(d) To convince him to surrender.
Short Answer Questions
1. What opportunity for possible freedom arises when Gorilla is having chest pains?
2. What mysteriously arrives at Villamizar's door after life has seemingly returned to normal?
3. How old is Escobar when he is imprisoned?
4. Why does Maruja fear the idea of carpeting the room?
5. What is the reason for the numerous checkpoints seen around the city as Beatriz is driven to her release point?
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