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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Escobar trying to make contact in order to negotiate?
(a) The government.
(b) Don Fabio.
(c) The Monkey.
(d) Alberto Villamizar.

2. What are the guards' orders if there is a rescue mission for Pacho Santos?
(a) Use him as cover in order to survive.
(b) Leave him chained to the bed and leave immediately.
(c) Shoot him three times.
(d) Maintain Pacho alive and with them as they run.

3. What does Pacho want to take with him from his hostage hideout?
(a) A magazine that he feels chronicles the hostage story very well.
(b) A good luck futbol that the guards and he used to play with.
(c) The chain that held him in his bed.
(d) A chess piece from one of his favorite guards.

4. 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.

5. What is one thing that confirms Maruja's thoughts about Marina's ending?
(a) The guards are not sullen when Beatriz leaves like the day Marina left.
(b) They put Beatriz' hood on with the eyeholes forward instead of backwards.
(c) Majordomo offers to return the television when Beatriz leaves.
(d) When Beatriz leaves, the boss is more light-hearted in demeanor.

6. What message do the Santos' send Pacho in "El Tiempo" when they hear he will be released soon?
(a) A column about freedom.
(b) A family picture of Hernando with Pacho's wife and kids.
(c) An article about keeping hope alive.
(d) A picture of Pacho's family in his home with a spot saved for him.

7. Maruja's new guards that come in February can be described as ____________.
(a) Uplifting.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Worse than the other guards.
(d) Rowdy.

8. What stops Pacho from considering suicide?
(a) A picture of his family in the paper.
(b) Rereading a letter he wrote to his wife while imprisoned.
(c) A column in "El Tiempo" specifically telling Pacho not to think about it.
(d) A deep conversation with one of the guards.

9. What do the nicer guards ask of Maruja when she leaves?
(a) That she watches over her sons.
(b) That she uses this experience to give back to the poor.
(c) That she visits them in Medellín sometime.
(d) That she pray for them to get out of their bad lives.

10. What last favor does Escobar ask of Alberto when they depart?
(a) For Alberto to calm Escobar's mother and wife.
(b) To tell Maza Marquez that Escobar would love to meet with him sometime.
(c) To tell Maruja that Escobar is sorry.
(d) To thank President Gaviria for his patience.

11. What surprise do the reporters and Pacho's family get when they see Pacho?
(a) He is fatter and more spirited than expected.
(b) He is speechless despite his known loquaciousness.
(c) He is more broken in spirit than expected.
(d) He is in tears despite his known stoicism.

12. How is Escobar located after he escapes?
(a) Escobar turns himself back in.
(b) Maza Marquez determination to find Escobar.
(c) Escobar's son gives up his location.
(d) A phone call is traced between Escobar and his son.

13. What do Gloria Pachon and Villamizar ask of the police?
(a) An internal investigation to satisfy Escobar.
(b) A month's truce to allow contact with Escobar.
(c) For protection when they go see Escobar.
(d) To press on the Medellín slums even harder to send a message to Escobar.

14. What happens that gives Pacho an opportunity to escape?
(a) Pacho sees a weak spot in the bathroom window that he believes he can break through.
(b) All the guards leave him to watch a futbol championship game.
(c) A guard unknowingly drops a knife under Pacho's bed.
(d) A night guard passes out before he can chain Pacho to the bed.

15. Who visits the prison to approve it before Escobar's surrender?
(a) President Gaviria.
(b) Rafael Pardo.
(c) Luis Jorge Pataquiva, the prison director.
(d) Villamizar and the Monkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Father Herreros offers additional help to President Gaviria in regards to what other Colombian issue?

3. What shocks Beatriz and Maruja the night Beatriz leaves?

4. What encourages Escobar to continue communiqués with Villamizar?

5. How does Alberto Villamizar prepare for his reunion with Maruja?

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