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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were most of the people Forche saw walking along the roadside in Guatemala?
(a) Salvadorans.
(b) Mayans.
(c) Pueblo Indians.
(d) Colombians.

2. Where does Leonel ask Forche to fly to meet him once she has returned to the U.S. on page 231?
(a) California.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Texas.

3. Who visits Fina's village under cloak of darkness while Forche is there?
(a) An American soldier.
(b) A young Catholic priest.
(c) A spy with the CIA.
(d) Oscar Romero.

4. What particular drug does Forche buy in bulk to take to El Salvador?
(a) Immodium.
(b) Correctol.
(c) Naxolone.
(d) Mifepristone.

5. When do the death squads do their work?
(a) Early morning.
(b) At night.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) Any time of day or night.

6. Why do the Salvadoran poets ask Forche not to use their real names if she publishes their poems?
(a) They need to be able to leave the country and they will not be able to leave if people know they wrote the poems.
(b) They are afraid of what the government would do to them if they found out they wrote the poems.
(c) They do not like their real names.
(d) They are ashamed of their work.

7. Which of the following friends does Forche experience great danger with in El Salvador?
(a) Luisa.
(b) Angelica.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Rosa.

8. Who does Leonel tell Forche to ask for inside the prison?
(a) Andre.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Ramon.
(d) Oscar.

9. Why are the authorities in El Salvador after Margarita, even though they do not know her identity?
(a) She has spray-painted provocative art all over the city.
(b) She is the daughter of a wealthy general and they want to kidnap her.
(c) She donates a lot of money to the resistance.
(d) She broadcasts on the Church's radio station, YSAX.

10. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?
(a) The past is the most important thing to them.
(b) They are afraid of the future.
(c) They do not distinguish between past, present, and future.
(d) They believe the right fortune-teller can change the present-day.

11. Why does Margarita tell Forche she is safe from harm for the time being on page 276?
(a) Her father will always protect her with his influence and money.
(b) The death squads think she is a man, so they are looking for a man.
(c) Her husband is untouchable, so they will never harm her.
(d) The death squads think she is a nun, so they are mistakenly looking for a nun.

12. What helps Margarita and Forche get away when they are chased by car on page 279?
(a) Harry Mattison.
(b) Leonel.
(c) Margarita's husband.
(d) Other drivers who see what is happening to them.

13. Who does Leonel have a poster of in his own house that Forche recognizes?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Che Guevara.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Bob Dylan.

14. Where do Forche and Leonel cross into Guatemala?
(a) At Guadalahara.
(b) At Las Chinamas.
(c) At the port of Hilala.
(d) At Rio Canal.

15. What does the writer ask Forche to come in to the group's meeting to see on page 163?
(a) A famous poet.
(b) A painting.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A newborn baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel tell Forche about her purse when they visit the colonia on page 177?

2. What does Forche criticize Leonel for regarding the way he runs his farm?

3. What does Forche borrow from Margarita that comes in handy later?

4. What does the religious figure with Forche say they all must do for the person whose abduction they witnessed?

5. Which of the following did poet Pablo Neruda write about El Salvador?

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