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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 295 - 384).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Forche's nickname from her time in New Mexico?
(a) Papu.
(b) Darling.
(c) Chocon.
(d) Bonita.

2. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?
(a) They are disrespectful.
(b) They are very well-behaved and quiet.
(c) They are restless.
(d) They are spoiled.

3. How does Leonel refer to Forche's pending visit to El Salvador?
(a) She will be a Red Cross volunteer.
(b) She will be a journalist.
(c) She will be a reverse Peace Corps volunteer.
(d) She will be a doctor's assistant.

4. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?
(a) Ships them out of the country.
(b) Sells their organs.
(c) Keeps their ears.
(d) Feeds them to his dogs.

5. Why did Salvadorans put rags and garbage on trees sometimes?
(a) To mark secret dwellings.
(b) To help people with directions.
(c) To embarrass the tree in front of other trees if it failed to produce fruit.
(d) To help the tree grow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Forche and Leonel go as soon as they returned to El Salvador from Guatemala?

2. Who does Leonel tell Forche are some of the prisoners at Ahuachapan?

3. What does the fire in the barrio remind Forche about?

4. Why does Leonel tell Forche he can not just give his land to his workers?

5. Why does Leonel tell Forche not to pretend she is a nun?

(see the answer key)

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