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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Leonel say when Forche asks him why he is obsessed with the disappearance of one American?
(a) Because of how it might implicate Colonel Chacon.
(b) Because this American was wealthy.
(c) Because of how it might implicate Colonel Romero.
(d) Because this American might have been a weapons expert.

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

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

5. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?
(a) Forche comes to the hospital when Margarita's aunt is killed in a car accident.
(b) Forche saves one of Margarita's daughters from danger.
(c) Forche loans Margarita money.
(d) Forche shows that she had medical skills.

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

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

8. Where had Forche's friend Maya convinced her to travel with her when Forche was 27?
(a) France.
(b) Mallorca.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

9. What kinds of animals did Forche and her roommate keep in Calfornia?
(a) Hamsters.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Ferrets.
(d) Rabbits.

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

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

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

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

14. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Bread.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Beans and tortillas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?

2. Who works in the hospital alongside the regular doctor when Forche visits?

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

4. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?

5. Which airport does Forche fly into on her first trip to El Salvador?

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