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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. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?
(a) Sells their organs.
(b) Feeds them to his dogs.
(c) Keeps their ears.
(d) Ships them out of the country.

2. What do Leonel and his workers use to get water to his crop?
(a) A long hose.
(b) Traditional watering cans.
(c) Fire trucks.
(d) Metal backpacks to carry the water.

3. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?
(a) Pain during childbirth.
(b) Maggots in a wound.
(c) Flesh-eating bacteria.
(d) Septicemia.

4. What did Forche's father make her do when she told him she wanted to be a poet?
(a) Take engineering classes.
(b) Go to beauty school.
(c) Learn to type.
(d) Get a degree in chemistry instead.

5. What does Leonel tell her about driving to the poorer neighborhoods during the rainy season?
(a) He needs to use his better car with bigger tires.
(b) He only flies in planes during the rainy season instead of driving.
(c) It is impossible to drive, so he has to walk.
(d) He contracts a better driver to take him places.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel tell Forche about her purse when they visit the colonia on page 177?

2. Why does Leonel decide Carolyn should stay with Margarita?

3. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?

4. What does the writer ask Forche to come in to the group's meeting to see on page 163?

5. Why does Leonel want to take Forche to Chichi?

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