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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Santa Lucia.
(b) La Vida Loca.
(c) Domingo.
(d) Figaro.

2. What does Forche say when Leonel asks if she is a Catholic?
(a) She studies Islam.
(b) She was never Catholic.
(c) She is fallen.
(d) She is Jewish now.

3. Which grandmother of Forche's led a nomadic and unsettled life?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Anna.
(d) Carolina.

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

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

6. How does Leonel refer to Forche's pending visit to El Salvador?
(a) She will be a doctor's assistant.
(b) She will be a Red Cross volunteer.
(c) She will be a journalist.
(d) She will be a reverse Peace Corps volunteer.

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

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

9. What do Forche and Leonel eat after their visit to the campo?
(a) Papusas.
(b) Grilled Shrimp.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Tortillas.

10. Why does Leonel decide Carolyn should stay with Margarita?
(a) It is safer for her there.
(b) She can learn about Catholicism from Margarita.
(c) She and Margarita can borrow each other's clothes.
(d) She will like Margarita better than the other people she has stayed with.

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

12. What happened to the olive-oil bottle Forche's friend Maya sent her?
(a) It was broken.
(b) Maya never ended up sending it.
(c) It got lost in the mail.
(d) It got stolen.

13. What does Leonel say when Forche accuses him of using her to gain access to people?
(a) He says he will start paying her a wage.
(b) He tells her to go home.
(c) He says he is not using her, he is giving her a rare opportunity.
(d) He says it is necessary to use her to get what he wants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the person who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador tell her about Leonel?

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

4. Which American's disappearance is Leonel obsessed with?

5. What did Forche's father make her do when she told him she wanted to be a poet?

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