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

2. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?
(a) With anger.
(b) With great kindness.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) With indifference.

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

4. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?
(a) The past is the most important thing to them.
(b) They believe the right fortune-teller can change the present-day.
(c) They are afraid of the future.
(d) They do not distinguish between past, present, and future.

5. What does Leonel think of Margarita's husband?
(a) He describes him as a decent man.
(b) He detests him.
(c) He thinks he is good at his job.
(d) He thinks he is a good father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel ask Greg, the American engineer in Guatemala, to do for them?

2. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?

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

4. What does Leonel tell Forche about revolutions?

5. In Leonel's story about the businessmen's negotiations with the peasants, what do the businessmen refuse to give the peasants?

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