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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 does Forche tell Leonel sarcastically is her third lesson?
(a) He does not have to condescend to her.
(b) He is always hungry.
(c) She is going home right then.
(d) He needs to give her at least some idea of his plans.

2. How does Leonel eventually die?
(a) In a drowning accident.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) He is shot by the death squad.
(d) Of natural causes, in a hospital.

3. When do the death squads do their work?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) At night.
(c) Any time of day or night.
(d) Early morning.

4. Why does Margarita tell Forche she is safe from harm for the time being on page 276?
(a) The death squads think she is a man, so they are looking for a man.
(b) Her father will always protect her with his influence and money.
(c) Her husband is untouchable, so they will never harm her.
(d) The death squads think she is a nun, so they are mistakenly looking for a nun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works in the hospital alongside the regular doctor when Forche visits?

2. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?

3. Which religious figure was with Forche the only time she actually witnessed an abduction?

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

5. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?

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