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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Leonel bring with him on his first visit to Forche?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His two daughters.
(d) His mother.

6. How does Leonel say poets are perceived in El Salvador?
(a) They are confined to academia.
(b) They are expected to write flattering material about the government.
(c) They all live to old ages.
(d) They are taken very seriously and often appointed to high-level jobs.

7. What does Leonel use to illustrate his lessons to Forche upon their first meeting?
(a) A computer program.
(b) White butcher paper.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Photographs.

8. Which Turkish poet was Forche reading at the time she first met Leonel?
(a) Wislawa Szyborska.
(b) Nazim Hikmet.
(c) Tralap Patward.
(d) Tacep Erdogan.

9. What part of Forche's past does she think is none of Leonel's business when she first meets him?
(a) Her family history.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her experiences with Vietnam.
(d) Her romantic life.

10. Where does Forche meet Margarita for the first time?
(a) At a chuch.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At a cafe that might have been near La UCA, the Catholic University.
(d) At a fancy restaurant.

11. What do Leonel and his workers use to get water to his crop?
(a) Fire trucks.
(b) Traditional watering cans.
(c) Metal backpacks to carry the water.
(d) A long hose.

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

13. Who was Forche's childhood neighbor who came back from Vietnam a changed person?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

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

15. What does the person who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador tell her about Leonel?
(a) He is a spy.
(b) He is involved with the military.
(c) He is a pretty strange guy.
(d) He is dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which song do Forche and Leonel listen to in the car when he comes to pick her up after her first few nights in El Salvador?

2. What is the first house Forche sees in the campo like?

3. Who is Margarita's maid?

4. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?

5. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?

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