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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 63 - 138).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?
(a) Leonel Gomez.
(b) Oscar Romero.
(c) Claribel Alegria.
(d) Pablo Neruda.

3. In what year does Forche make her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1986.

4. Which of the following refers to a wealthier household or neighborhood in El Salvador?
(a) Campesina.
(b) Fiore.
(c) Colonia.
(d) Villagio.

5. Who did Forche stay with in New Mexico in her early twenties?
(a) The Goodyears.
(b) The Nightingales.
(c) The Goodmornings.
(d) The Steadfasts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food does Leonel especially prefer?

3. What awful sight does Forche see a patient suffering during her visit to the hospital in El Salvador?

4. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?

5. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?

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