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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 does Leonel tell Forcche the letters RDX stand for?
(a) Research Department X-Ray.
(b) Ready Department Expletive.
(c) Research Department Explosive.
(d) Really Dismal Expat.

2. What writer does Forche identify with regarding her life experiences on page 331?
(a) James Byron.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

3. Who finally told Forche she should travel to El Salvador for the first time?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) An old friend from Michigan.
(d) Her husband.

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

5. What does Forche tell Leonel sarcastically is her third lesson?
(a) He needs to give her at least some idea of his plans.
(b) He does not have to condescend to her.
(c) She is going home right then.
(d) He is always hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Forche stay with in New Mexico in her early twenties?

2. Where do Forche and Leonel cross into Guatemala?

3. What does Leonel say when Forche asks him why he is obsessed with the disappearance of one American?

4. What does Margarita call Forche?

5. What did Forche's friends say when she was considering her first trip to El Salvador?

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