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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 airport does Forche fly into on her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) La Guardia International Airport.
(b) Ilopango International Airport.
(c) El Salvador International Airport.
(d) Santiago International Airport.

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

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

4. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?
(a) Ashes from Izalco.
(b) Songs of Salvador.
(c) My Savior.
(d) Algeria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?

2. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?

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

4. What do Forche and Leonel eat after their visit to the campo?

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

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