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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 did Forche's father make her do when she told him she wanted to be a poet?
(a) Get a degree in chemistry instead.
(b) Go to beauty school.
(c) Take engineering classes.
(d) Learn to type.

2. What does Leonel give to Forche as a peace offering on the way to the campo?
(a) A beer.
(b) A ring.
(c) A vial of drugs.
(d) A coconut to eat.

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

4. Which grandmother of Forche's led a nomadic and unsettled life?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Roberta.

5. What kind of crop does Leonel farm?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Zucchini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the olive-oil bottle Forche's friend Maya sent her?

2. What is another name for the death squads?

3. Who is Margarita's maid?

4. What did the doctor at the first hospital Forche visits in El Salvador tell her before Forche goes to see it?

5. How does Leonel say poets are perceived in El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Forche think Margarita Herrera's first impression of her is?

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

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

4. What does Leonel do immediately when he arrives at Forche's house and continue doing for several days?

5. What memory does Forche's first trip to an outdoor latrine in El Salvador trigger for her?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Leonel take Forche to a wide range of places, including elegant colonias and the shacks of poor campesinos?

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