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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?
(a) Colonel Oscar Romero.
(b) Colonel Matteo Rodriguez.
(c) Colonel Jose Francisco Rene Chacon.
(d) Colonel Jaques Fredrico Ramon.

4. What did Forche's father make her do when she told him she wanted to be a poet?
(a) Learn to type.
(b) Go to beauty school.
(c) Get a degree in chemistry instead.
(d) Take engineering classes.

5. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?
(a) With anger.
(b) With great kindness.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) With indifference.

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

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

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

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

10. What did Forche's friends say when she was considering her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) They thought she should go there on a religious mission.
(b) They urged her against it.
(c) They said it would be good for her career.
(d) They thought it would be a good way to meet a man.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?

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

3. What is the word for a shack with walls made from corrugated metal?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following refers to a wealthier household or neighborhood in El Salvador?

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