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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. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?
(a) Salvadorans could improve their economic status of they would just work harder.
(b) Twenty percent of the country live in extreme poverty.
(c) Eighty percent of the country live that way, without a decent bathroom.
(d) Most Salvadorans could afford to retire, but will not because of the culture and work ethic.

2. What does Margarita call Forche?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Una periodista.
(c) The Chosen One.
(d) Papu.

3. What does Leonel smoke?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Juul.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) A pipe.

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

5. Why does Leonel tell Forche they cannot move the bodies they find in the street?
(a) It is disrespectful to move bodies from the street.
(b) They do not know who the people are, so they do not know where to move them to.
(c) The families would be upset.
(d) They are too heavy and it is too dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first house Forche sees in the campo like?

2. Who is Margarita's maid?

3. What are the people who disappear without a trace called?

4. What food does Leonel especially prefer?

5. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?

(see the answer key)

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