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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?
(a) Pain during childbirth.
(b) Maggots in a wound.
(c) Flesh-eating bacteria.
(d) Septicemia.

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

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

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

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

8. What is one of the newspapers Leonel buys to read?
(a) El Diario de Hoy.
(b) The Daily News.
(c) El Heraldo.
(d) The New York Times.

9. What does Leonel have tucked inside a magazine in his car that shocks Forche at first?
(a) A machete.
(b) A can of mace.
(c) A vial of illegal drugs.
(d) A handgun.

10. What kind of crop does Leonel farm?
(a) Corn.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Zucchini.

11. What did the doctor at the first hospital Forche visits in El Salvador tell her before Forche goes to see it?
(a) The doctor does not know how to prepare Forche for what she is about to see.
(b) The doctor thinks the biggest problem in the country is drug addiction.
(c) The doctor says that age-related blindness is her biggest challenge among patients.
(d) The doctor thinks they are getting on well for what they have to work with.

12. What does Leonel smoke?
(a) Juul.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) A pipe.

13. What does Leonel make Forche for breakfast when he stays at her house in California?
(a) A perfect omelette.
(b) Eggs Benedict.
(c) French toast.
(d) Salvadoran tortillas.

14. What kind of car does Leonel drive?
(a) A Subaru.
(b) A Suburban.
(c) A Hiace van.
(d) A Ford pickup.

15. What is the word for a shack with walls made from corrugated metal?
(a) Villagio.
(b) Mortella.
(c) Lamina.
(d) Isla.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who finally told Forche she should travel to El Salvador for the first time?

3. Who was Forche's childhood neighbor who came back from Vietnam a changed person?

4. What illness did Forche experience since childhood?

5. Which house did Forche stay in on her first nights in El Salvador?

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