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

2. What does Leonel think of Margarita's husband?
(a) He thinks he is a good father.
(b) He describes him as a decent man.
(c) He thinks he is good at his job.
(d) He detests him.

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

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

5. What idea from Machiavelli tell Forche on page 185?
(a) Nothing great was ever achieved without danger.
(b) With great power comes great responsibility.
(c) You need to bury your ego to achieve great things.
(d) Many times, people have to die in order for progress to be made.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?

2. Where does Leonel ask Forche to fly to meet him once she has returned to the U.S. on page 231?

3. Why did Salvadorans put rags and garbage on trees sometimes?

4. What does the fire in the barrio remind Forche about?

5. Which of the following friends does Forche experience great danger with in El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonel tell Forche the Salvadorans did with the portable toilets the Americans tried to set up for them?

2. What does Forche tell Chenco, the young priest who comes to say mass at the poor village she stays in briefly, about why Leonel cares what North Americans think about El Salvador?

3. Why does Margarita suggest that Forche borrow a dress and good shoes from her?

4. Why do the women near Nabaj give Leonel their intricate weavings to take with him?

5. What does Forche's experiences with Vietnam mostly consist of?

6. Why is Forche embarrassed when the women in the village she stays in all wash together from a spigot?

7. What does Forche understand the phrase "take care of this" to mean when used by soldiers in El Salvador?

8. How do Forche's friends in America react to her deepening interest in and commitment to El Salvador?

9. In San Salvador, what did a white handprint on a door or wall signify?

10. What does it mean to hang things on a tree in certain parts of El Salvador?

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