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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?
(a) Colonel Jaques Fredrico Ramon.
(b) Colonel Oscar Romero.
(c) Colonel Jose Francisco Rene Chacon.
(d) Colonel Matteo Rodriguez.

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

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

4. What does Forche say when Leonel asks if she is a Catholic?
(a) She was never Catholic.
(b) She studies Islam.
(c) She is fallen.
(d) She is Jewish now.

5. What does Forche tell Leonel about the way poets are perceived in the United States?
(a) They are revered.
(b) They are feared.
(c) They are not taken seriously, and they are seen as crazy or as romantics.
(d) They are often given highly-paid jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leonel ask Forche to write to to help vouch for him?

2. What kinds of animals did Forche and her roommate keep in Calfornia?

3. What does Leonel smoke?

4. In what year does Forche make her first trip to El Salvador?

5. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?

(see the answer key)

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