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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 does Leonel give to Forche as a peace offering on the way to the campo?
(a) A vial of drugs.
(b) A coconut to eat.
(c) A beer.
(d) A ring.

2. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?
(a) Colonel Jaques Fredrico Ramon.
(b) Colonel Oscar Romero.
(c) Colonel Jose Francisco Rene Chacon.
(d) Colonel Matteo Rodriguez.

3. Why do the Salvadoran poets ask Forche not to use their real names if she publishes their poems?
(a) They need to be able to leave the country and they will not be able to leave if people know they wrote the poems.
(b) They do not like their real names.
(c) They are ashamed of their work.
(d) They are afraid of what the government would do to them if they found out they wrote the poems.

4. Where does Forche meet Margarita for the first time?
(a) At a fancy restaurant.
(b) At a chuch.
(c) At a cafe that might have been near La UCA, the Catholic University.
(d) At the hospital.

5. What does Leonel say when Forche accuses him of using her to gain access to people?
(a) He says he will start paying her a wage.
(b) He tells her to go home.
(c) He says he is not using her, he is giving her a rare opportunity.
(d) He says it is necessary to use her to get what he wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel tell her about driving to the poorer neighborhoods during the rainy season?

2. What idea from Machiavelli tell Forche on page 185?

3. What is another name for the death squads?

4. Who is the doctor at the first hospital Leonel takes Forche to visit in El Salvador?

5. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?

(see the answer key)

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