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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marina see the in the laundry area during her nightly walks with Monk?

2. What is the major underlying problem that disturbs the government's ability to control drug trafficking and guerrilla warfare?

3. Why do Orlando's wife and Richard's mother worry their relatives will be the first to die?

4. How is the first hostage executed by the terrorists?

5. What are the two things that give Marina and Maruja consolation while imprisoned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what life is like for Escobar after he surrenders.

2. The decrees are supposed to be the main topic of the negotiations between Escobar and the government. When Decree 303 comes out complying with Escobar's capitulation policy extension, he only releases one hostage and keeps two. Why does Escobar keep the hostages despite his "acceptance" of the latest decree?

3. When the President is unable to give the families what they ask for to find their families, some of them turn to the Notables. Who are the Notables and what is their role during the abductions?

4. Beatriz is released after many months. Describe her homecoming and her adjustments to her old life.

5. When the Extraditables kill Marina and leave her, the public does not even know for a week. Eventually the Extraditables confirm her murder. Why do the Extraditables confirm Marina's killing when public uncertainty comes up?

6. Describe Pacho as he tries to escape and what he feels when he fails.

7. Hernando Santos is seventy-eight years old and has had five bypass surgeries when Francisco is abducted. How does he react and what does this say about his character?

8. The guards who watch over Marina, Maruja, and Beatriz are excessively strict, but in about a month, they are able to relax a little on the rules. Why do the guards start off by being strict?

9. Describe the attempt to rescue Diana Turbay and its consequences.

10. Alberto Villamizar is Maruja's husband. What is his reaction to the kidnapping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the ten hostages are released before others. Write about what it is like for those that are released knowing others remain and what it is like for those that remain knowing others are released before them.

Essay Topic 2

Although Pablo died in 1993, how does his infamy continue on with the family. Research Pablo Escobar's family and what state they are currently in. How does Colombia view Escobar's family? How do other countries view Escobar and his family?

Essay Topic 3

Medellín is known for its slums and high crime rates back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Research crime rates in Medellín and your own local area. Compare and contrast the crime rates and how it affects the people who inhabit the areas.

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