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

2. What does Leonel use to illustrate his lessons to Forche upon their first meeting?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Paintings.
(c) A computer program.
(d) White butcher paper.

3. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?
(a) Leonel Gomez.
(b) Oscar Romero.
(c) Claribel Alegria.
(d) Pablo Neruda.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forche tell Leonel about the way poets are perceived in the United States?

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

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

4. Where is Forche living when Leonel first comes to her door?

5. What does Leonel smoke?

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