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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 213 - 293).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leonel tell Forche are some of the prisoners at Ahuachapan?
(a) Poets.
(b) Political prisoners.
(c) Workers.
(d) Academics.

2. What happened to the olive-oil bottle Forche's friend Maya sent her?
(a) It got lost in the mail.
(b) It got stolen.
(c) It was broken.
(d) Maya never ended up sending it.

3. Why did Salvadorans put rags and garbage on trees sometimes?
(a) To help people with directions.
(b) To mark secret dwellings.
(c) To embarrass the tree in front of other trees if it failed to produce fruit.
(d) To help the tree grow.

4. What does Leonel think of Margarita's husband?
(a) He detests him.
(b) He thinks he is good at his job.
(c) He describes him as a decent man.
(d) He thinks he is a good father.

5. What does Forche tell Leonel sarcastically is her third lesson?
(a) He needs to give her at least some idea of his plans.
(b) She is going home right then.
(c) He is always hungry.
(d) He does not have to condescend to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which song do Forche and Leonel listen to in the car when he comes to pick her up after her first few nights in El Salvador?

2. What does Leonel tell Forcche the letters RDX stand for?

3. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?

4. Why does Leon tell Forche he never enters churches?

5. Why does Leonel tell Forche he can not just give his land to his workers?

(see the answer key)

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