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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 213 - 293).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did poet Pablo Neruda write about El Salvador?
(a) The blood of dead peasants has not dried.
(b) The country is not yet ready to heal.
(c) The nuns are at great risk.
(d) The stench of death is always in the air.

2. Why does Leonel tell Forche he can not just give his land to his workers?
(a) They have to take it from him.
(b) He and his brother are co-owners of the land and his brother will not allow it.
(c) His mother would never forgive him for giving the land away.
(d) The law forbids him giving his land away.

3. Who did Forche stay with in New Mexico in her early twenties?
(a) The Goodyears.
(b) The Goodmornings.
(c) The Nightingales.
(d) The Steadfasts.

4. What does Margarita tell Forche to do if she is ever in trouble?
(a) Get out of the country as soon as possible.
(b) Lie.
(c) Call her, and Margarita will come get her.
(d) Call 911.

5. Where had Forche's friend Maya convinced her to travel with her when Forche was 27?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) Mallorca.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel tell her about driving to the poorer neighborhoods during the rainy season?

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

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

4. What does Leonel tell Forche the health programs officer at the U.S. embassy primarily does?

5. What does Leonel use to illustrate his lessons to Forche upon their first meeting?

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