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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the workers on Leonel's farm draw water from the drum?
(a) Using a system with a stationary bicycle.
(b) Using strong hoses.
(c) Using horses.
(d) Using mules.

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

4. What are the people who disappear without a trace called?
(a) Desperados.
(b) The Fallen.
(c) Desaparecidos.
(d) The Lost.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?
(a) Twenty percent of the country live in extreme poverty.
(b) Most Salvadorans could afford to retire, but will not because of the culture and work ethic.
(c) Eighty percent of the country live that way, without a decent bathroom.
(d) Salvadorans could improve their economic status of they would just work harder.

9. What does using the outdoor latrine in the campo remind Forche of?
(a) Her days in the Peace Corps.
(b) Her childhood summers in Michigan.
(c) Her days in New Mexio.
(d) Her trip to Mallorca.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?

2. Who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador?

3. What does Leonel use to illustrate his lessons to Forche upon their first meeting?

4. Who does Leonel bring with him on his first visit to Forche?

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

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