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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. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?
(a) Pele.
(b) Medrano.
(c) Chacon.
(d) Romero.

2. What is the word for a shack with walls made from corrugated metal?
(a) Villagio.
(b) Mortella.
(c) Lamina.
(d) Isla.

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

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

5. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?
(a) Her days in New Mexio.
(b) Her trip to Mallorca.
(c) Her childhood summers in Michigan.
(d) Her days in the Peace Corps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?

3. What does Leonel smoke?

4. Where does Margarita work?

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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