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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 139 - 211).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Margarita work?
(a) The Catholic University, La UCA.
(b) The solicitor's office.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The bank.

2. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?
(a) Septicemia.
(b) Flesh-eating bacteria.
(c) Pain during childbirth.
(d) Maggots in a wound.

3. What does Margarita call Forche?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Papu.
(c) The Chosen One.
(d) Una periodista.

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

5. What does the high-ranking official in the colonia tell Forche about her work on page 180?
(a) That she needs to stop immediately.
(b) That she needs to go back to the U.S.A. and take up her professorship again.
(c) She is very young to be doing what she is doing.
(d) That she needs to write as much as she can about what she sees in El Salvador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Forche's past does she think is none of Leonel's business when she first meets him?

2. What is another name for the death squads?

3. What does Leonel tell Forche about the living conditions of most Salvadorans after their visit to the campo?

4. How did Leonel get from El Salvador to Forche's house when he visits her for the first time?

5. What is the word for a shack with walls made from corrugated metal?

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