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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 using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?
(a) Her days in the Peace Corps.
(b) Her trip to Mallorca.
(c) Her childhood summers in Michigan.
(d) Her days in New Mexio.

2. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?
(a) Romero.
(b) Chacon.
(c) Medrano.
(d) Pele.

3. Which of the following skills did Leonel possess?
(a) He was a world-class singer.
(b) He was a world-class volleyball player.
(c) He was a champion marksman.
(d) He was an Olympic-level swimmer.

4. What is the first house Forche sees in the campo like?
(a) Sturdy, with concrete floor and walls.
(b) Luxurious, with marble polished floors and all the modern comforts.
(c) Very basic, with a packed mud floor and walls of twigs and mud bricks.
(d) It is made entirely of cardboard.

5. Who does Leonel ask Forche to write to to help vouch for him?
(a) Claribel, Forche's friend.
(b) Leonel's ex-wife.
(c) The U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.
(d) Tom Anderson, another American writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forche smell in Leonel's house that she thinks is gas?

2. What is one of the reasons Leonel tells Forche it will be difficult to convince other Americans about what she has seen in El Salvador?

3. What do Forche and Leonel eat after their visit to the campo?

4. Who was Mattison's colleague whose death Mattison still grieves?

5. How does Leonel eventually die?

(see the answer key)

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