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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 139 - 211).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Forche embarrassed about when she stays at Fina's?
(a) Eating too much.
(b) Being sick.
(c) Having her period.
(d) Stripping and washing with the other women.

2. How does Leonel say poets are perceived in El Salvador?
(a) They all live to old ages.
(b) They are confined to academia.
(c) They are expected to write flattering material about the government.
(d) They are taken very seriously and often appointed to high-level jobs.

3. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?
(a) Forche comes to the hospital when Margarita's aunt is killed in a car accident.
(b) Forche shows that she had medical skills.
(c) Forche saves one of Margarita's daughters from danger.
(d) Forche loans Margarita money.

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

5. What is another name for the death squads?
(a) Mano Blanca.
(b) Campesinos.
(c) The Force.
(d) The Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?

2. What food does Leonel especially prefer?

3. What does Leonel tell Forche about the textiles in Guatemala?

4. Who visits Fina's village under cloak of darkness while Forche is there?

5. Where does Forche meet Margarita for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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