2. What does Forche tell Leonel that Bud, Claribel's husband, told her about him?
(a) That Leonel works for the CIA.
(b) That Leonel is a con man.
(c) That Leonel is a priest.
(d) That Leonel is a mercenary.

3. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?
(a) Feeds them to his dogs.
(b) Ships them out of the country.
(c) Sells their organs.
(d) Keeps their ears.

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

5. What does Leonel tell Forche about the textiles in Guatemala?
(a) They are religiously significant.
(b) They are like stories where every figure speaks.
(c) They are coded communications to help with the revolution.
(d) The colors are made from special dyes.

6. What did Forche talk to the American ambassador to El Salvador about that was of no consequence but was just small talk?
(a) They talked about cars.
(b) She asked him about his cat.
(c) They talked about Michigan, where they both grew up.
(d) She asked him about his aquarium.

7. What does Leonel tell Forche the health programs officer at the U.S. embassy primarily does?
(a) Eat chocolate.
(b) Deliver babies.
(c) Move papers from one side of her desk to the other.
(d) Cover up crimes.

8. What does Forche criticize Leonel for regarding the way he runs his farm?
(a) She says he should just give the land to the laborers.
(b) She says he should provide his workers with better health care.
(c) She says he should charge more for his coffee.
(d) She says he should not be so easy on his workers.

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

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

11. What is Forche embarrassed about when she stays at Fina's?
(a) Having her period.
(b) Being sick.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Stripping and washing with the other women.

12. What did Leonel hear about the American ambassador to El Salvador's impressions of Forche?
(a) He heard the ambassador was impressed by Forche.
(b) He heard the ambassador thought Forche's Spanish was terrible.
(c) He heard the ambassador was appalled by Forche.
(d) He heard the ambassador liked Forche's writing.

13. How old was Leonel at the time Forche was making all her trips back and forth to El Salvador?
(a) About 45.
(b) About 37.
(c) About 50.
(d) About 25.

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

15. Why does Leonel want to take Forche to Chichi?
(a) So she can see market day.
(b) So she can meet the president there.
(c) So she can learn how to do Mayan weaving.
(d) So she can meet a good friend of his.