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

2. What does the writer ask Forche to come in to the group's meeting to see on page 163?
(a) A famous poet.
(b) A painting.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A newborn baby.

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

4. Which Turkish poet was Forche reading at the time she first met Leonel?
(a) Wislawa Szyborska.
(b) Nazim Hikmet.
(c) Tacep Erdogan.
(d) Tralap Patward.

5. Why does Leonel decide Carolyn should stay with Margarita?
(a) She and Margarita can borrow each other's clothes.
(b) She can learn about Catholicism from Margarita.
(c) She will like Margarita better than the other people she has stayed with.
(d) It is safer for her there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the workers on Leonel's farm draw water from the drum?

2. Who is Margarita's maid?

3. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?

4. What does Leonel say when Forche asks him why he is obsessed with the disappearance of one American?

5. What is Forche's nickname from her time in New Mexico?

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