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

2. Who does Leonel ask Forche to write to to help vouch for him?
(a) Tom Anderson, another American writer.
(b) The U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.
(c) Leonel's ex-wife.
(d) Claribel, Forche's friend.

3. What kind of car does Leonel drive?
(a) A Hiace van.
(b) A Suburban.
(c) A Ford pickup.
(d) A Subaru.

4. What does Leonel tell Forche about her purse when they visit the colonia on page 177?
(a) To hide a tape recorder in her purse.
(b) To hide her purse in the bathroom.
(c) To keep her purse with her at all times no matter what.
(d) To hide a camera in her purse.

5. What is Forche's nickname from her time in New Mexico?
(a) Papu.
(b) Chocon.
(c) Bonita.
(d) Darling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Forche's childhood neighbor who came back from Vietnam a changed person?

2. Which airport does Forche fly into on her first trip to El Salvador?

3. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?

4. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?

5. What does Leonel have tucked inside a magazine in his car that shocks Forche at first?

(see the answer key)

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