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

2. What are the people who disappear without a trace called?
(a) The Lost.
(b) The Fallen.
(c) Desaparecidos.
(d) Desperados.

3. What does Forche borrow from Margarita that comes in handy later?
(a) A dress, shoes, and lipstick.
(b) A kite.
(c) Money.
(d) Feminine hygiene products.

4. Who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) John Taylor.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Leonel.
(d) Oscar Romero.

5. Why does Leonel want to take Forche to Chichi?
(a) So she can meet a good friend of his.
(b) So she can see market day.
(c) So she can meet the president there.
(d) So she can learn how to do Mayan weaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Salvadoran poets ask Forche not to use their real names if she publishes their poems?

2. Who does Leonel ask Forche to write to to help vouch for him?

3. What idea from Machiavelli tell Forche on page 185?

4. What does the American ambassador to El Salvador tell Forche when she asks him about Ronald Richardson?

5. Who guards the front entrance of the U.S. embassy in El Salvador?

(see the answer key)

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