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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 139 - 211).

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Figaro.
(b) Santa Lucia.
(c) La Vida Loca.
(d) Domingo.

2. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?
(a) Her days in the Peace Corps.
(b) Her days in New Mexio.
(c) Her trip to Mallorca.
(d) Her childhood summers in Michigan.

3. What is Forche embarrassed about when she stays at Fina's?
(a) Being sick.
(b) Stripping and washing with the other women.
(c) Having her period.
(d) Eating too much.

4. What do Forche and Leonel eat after their visit to the campo?
(a) Tortillas.
(b) Grilled Shrimp.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Papusas.

5. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?
(a) Twenty percent of the country live in extreme poverty.
(b) Salvadorans could improve their economic status of they would just work harder.
(c) Most Salvadorans could afford to retire, but will not because of the culture and work ethic.
(d) Eighty percent of the country live that way, without a decent bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel make Forche for breakfast when he stays at her house in California?

2. What was Forche doing the first time she met her husband?

3. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?

4. How does Forche write much of her work in El Salvador?

5. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?

(see the answer key)

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