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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. Who visits Fina's village under cloak of darkness while Forche is there?
(a) A spy with the CIA.
(b) An American soldier.
(c) A young Catholic priest.
(d) Oscar Romero.

2. Who were most of the people Forche saw walking along the roadside in Guatemala?
(a) Mayans.
(b) Pueblo Indians.
(c) Salvadorans.
(d) Colombians.

3. What does Leonel ask the people farming his land to do in an effort to help them become more self-sufficient?
(a) Invest in the stock market.
(b) Use the black market.
(c) Form a cooperative.
(d) Make their children work on the farm, too.

4. Who else does Forche meet at the seminary who is also there to help protect those inside seeking refuge?
(a) The American ambassador.
(b) An American photographer.
(c) An American rock star.
(d) An American priest.

5. Who was allowed to carry Leonel's ashes?
(a) Margarita and Forche.
(b) Leonel's mother and Forche.
(c) Mattison and Forche.
(d) Leonel's two daughters, their mother, and Forche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Forche's father make her do when she told him she wanted to be a poet?

2. Which French resistance poet does Forche admire?

3. When do the death squads do their work?

4. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?

5. What does Margarita ask Forche to pretend to be when she hurries to the seminary on page 305?

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