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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following refers to a wealthier household or neighborhood in El Salvador?
(a) Fiore.
(b) Villagio.
(c) Campesina.
(d) Colonia.

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 singer.
(d) He was a world-class volleyball player.

3. Where does Margarita work?
(a) The solicitor's office.
(b) The Catholic University, La UCA.
(c) The bank.
(d) The hospital.

4. Who is the doctor at the first hospital Leonel takes Forche to visit in El Salvador?
(a) Dr. Allegra Nagron.
(b) Dr. Donald Richardson.
(c) Dr. Vicky Guzman.
(d) Dr. James Morrison.

5. Who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) John Taylor.
(b) Leonel.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Oscar Romero.

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

7. What does Leonel give to Forche as a peace offering on the way to the campo?
(a) A beer.
(b) A ring.
(c) A coconut to eat.
(d) A vial of drugs.

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

9. Why does Leonel tell Forche not to ask him who people are that he introduces her to?
(a) They would not want him to tell her.
(b) They are all bound to the military.
(c) They are afraid of Americans.
(d) They all have fake names anyway.

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

11. Who did Forche stay with in New Mexico in her early twenties?
(a) The Goodyears.
(b) The Goodmornings.
(c) The Steadfasts.
(d) The Nightingales.

12. Which American's disappearance is Leonel obsessed with?
(a) Donald Richardson.
(b) David Spanner.
(c) Megan Tenent.
(d) Holly Gomez.

13. In what year does Forche make her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1986.

14. Where is Forche living when Leonel first comes to her door?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Canada.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

15. Who works in the hospital alongside the regular doctor when Forche visits?
(a) A team of trained professionals.
(b) Interns.
(c) Some military men.
(d) Ana, a young campesina with no medical training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forche say when Leonel asks if she is a Catholic?

2. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?

3. Where had Forche's friend Maya convinced her to travel with her when Forche was 27?

4. What is Forche's nickname from her time in New Mexico?

5. What kinds of animals did Forche and her roommate keep in Calfornia?

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