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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 63 - 138).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the workers on Leonel's farm draw water from the drum?
(a) Using horses.
(b) Using strong hoses.
(c) Using a system with a stationary bicycle.
(d) Using mules.

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

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

4. What kind of vehicle do Forche and Leonel take on her first trip to the campo?
(a) The Hiace van.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) An open jeep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which song do Forche and Leonel listen to in the car when he comes to pick her up after her first few nights in El Salvador?

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

3. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?

4. What does Leonel use to illustrate his lessons to Forche upon their first meeting?

5. What does Forche say when Leonel asks if she is a Catholic?

(see the answer key)

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