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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which house did Forche stay in on her first nights in El Salvador?
(a) Margarita's house.
(b) Blanca's house, which used to belong to a dictator.
(c) Leonel's house.
(d) Claribel's house.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?

2. What did Forche's friends say when she was considering her first trip to El Salvador?

3. Who finally told Forche she should travel to El Salvador for the first time?

4. What does Forche tell Leonel about the way poets are perceived in the United States?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Forche's reaction when Leonel asks her if she is a Catholic?

2. What nickname does Leonel often refer to Forche by and where did it originate?

3. What does Forche remember most about her grandmother Anna?

4. What does Leonel tell Forche about the way poets are perceived in El Salvador?

5. Why does Leonel tell Forche he can not work with people who drink?

6. What does Leonel say to Forche when she first arrives in El Salvador on her first trip that makes her think her travel there was a mistake?

7. What is Leonel's occupation, at least ostensibly, and what does Forche think about the way he does his work?

8. What does Forche think would have happened if she had not answered her door to Leonel in California on the first day he visited her?

9. Why does Forche give up on the idea of a medical career as a young woman?

10. What was Forche's experience observing and helping in Dr. Vicky's hospital?

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