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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 295 - 384).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?
(a) Septicemia.
(b) Flesh-eating bacteria.
(c) Maggots in a wound.
(d) Pain during childbirth.

2. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?
(a) They are very well-behaved and quiet.
(b) They are disrespectful.
(c) They are spoiled.
(d) They are restless.

3. Where does Leonel stay for part of the time he spends in the United States on page 237?
(a) With Forche's mother in Mighigan.
(b) With Claribel at her house.
(c) With Forche at her house.
(d) With Forche's ex-husband in Ohio.

4. Who does Leonel tell Forche usually sent actual supplies in aid to El Salvador?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The British.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Swedes.

5. What happened to the olive-oil bottle Forche's friend Maya sent her?
(a) It was broken.
(b) Maya never ended up sending it.
(c) It got lost in the mail.
(d) It got stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?

2. What does the person who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador tell her about Leonel?

3. Who did Forche stay with in New Mexico in her early twenties?

4. How old was Leonel at the time Forche was making all her trips back and forth to El Salvador?

5. What is another name for the death squads?

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