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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. Where is Forche living when Leonel first comes to her door?
(a) Canada.
(b) California.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Texas.

2. What do Leonel and his workers use to get water to his crop?
(a) A long hose.
(b) Metal backpacks to carry the water.
(c) Traditional watering cans.
(d) Fire trucks.

3. Why does Leonel tell Forche they cannot move the bodies they find in the street?
(a) They are too heavy and it is too dangerous.
(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) It is disrespectful to move bodies from the street.

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

5. What kind of crop does Leonel farm?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Zucchini.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?

2. What does Leonel have tucked inside a magazine in his car that shocks Forche at first?

3. Who finally told Forche she should travel to El Salvador for the first time?

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

5. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?

(see the answer key)

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