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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 did the campesinos do with the materials the U.S. sent for portable toilets?
(a) Threw them in the dump.
(b) Used them to build restaurants.
(c) Threw them in the ocean.
(d) Used them to build houses out of instead.

2. What does Margarita call Forche?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Una periodista.
(c) Papu.
(d) The Chosen One.

3. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?
(a) They believe the right fortune-teller can change the present-day.
(b) They do not distinguish between past, present, and future.
(c) The past is the most important thing to them.
(d) They are afraid of the future.

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

5. What does Leonel say when Forche accuses him of using her to gain access to people?
(a) He says it is necessary to use her to get what he wants.
(b) He says he will start paying her a wage.
(c) He tells her to go home.
(d) He says he is not using her, he is giving her a rare opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Forche embarrassed about when she stays at Fina's?

3. What kind of crop does Leonel farm?

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

5. What did Leonel hear about the American ambassador to El Salvador's impressions of Forche?

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