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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. Where is Forche living when Leonel first comes to her door?
(a) Texas.
(b) Canada.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) California.

2. Who was Forche's childhood neighbor who came back from Vietnam a changed person?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Peter.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Paul.

3. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?
(a) Did the man have a family?
(b) Will Forche and Leonel be the next to die?
(c) How was the man killed?
(d) Why do the men she is with not do something about the body?

4. Why does Leonel tell Forche they cannot move the bodies they find in the street?
(a) They do not know who the people are, so they do not know where to move them to.
(b) They are too heavy and it is too dangerous.
(c) The families would be upset.
(d) It is disrespectful to move bodies from the street.

5. What is another name for the death squads?
(a) Campesinos.
(b) Mano Blanca.
(c) The Force.
(d) The Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Forche meet Margarita for the first time?

2. Who is Margarita's maid?

3. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?

4. What do Leonel and his workers use to get water to his crop?

5. In what year does Forche make her first trip to El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What is the loose connection between Forche and Leonel?

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

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

8. What does Forche want to do when she and Leonel come upon two dead men in the street for the first time? (108).

9. What does Forche realize Leonel enjoys immensely during the time he stays with her in California?

10. What does Forche think about Leonel's daughters during the time they all stay with her in California?

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