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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) Oscar Romero.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Leonel.
(d) John Taylor.

2. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?
(a) Ashes from Izalco.
(b) My Savior.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Songs of Salvador.

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

4. What does Leonel smoke?
(a) Juul.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) A pipe.
(d) Marijuana.

5. Where does Forche meet Margarita for the first time?
(a) At a cafe that might have been near La UCA, the Catholic University.
(b) At a chuch.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At a fancy restaurant.

6. Which Turkish poet was Forche reading at the time she first met Leonel?
(a) Wislawa Szyborska.
(b) Nazim Hikmet.
(c) Tacep Erdogan.
(d) Tralap Patward.

7. What are the people who disappear without a trace called?
(a) Desaparecidos.
(b) The Lost.
(c) The Fallen.
(d) Desperados.

8. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Beans and tortillas.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Bread.

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

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

11. What does Leonel say when Forche accuses him of using her to gain access to people?
(a) He says he is not using her, he is giving her a rare opportunity.
(b) He says it is necessary to use her to get what he wants.
(c) He says he will start paying her a wage.
(d) He tells her to go home.

12. 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.

13. Which of the following skills did Leonel possess?
(a) He was a world-class singer.
(b) He was an Olympic-level swimmer.
(c) He was a champion marksman.
(d) He was a world-class volleyball player.

14. What did Forche's friends say when she was considering her first trip to El Salvador?
(a) They thought she should go there on a religious mission.
(b) They urged her against it.
(c) They said it would be good for her career.
(d) They thought it would be a good way to meet a man.

15. How does Leonel say poets are perceived in El Salvador?
(a) They are confined to academia.
(b) They are expected to write flattering material about the government.
(c) They are taken very seriously and often appointed to high-level jobs.
(d) They all live to old ages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonel give to Forche as a peace offering on the way to the campo?

2. Which house did Forche stay in on her first nights in El Salvador?

3. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?

4. Which song do Forche and Leonel listen to in the car when he comes to pick her up after her first few nights in El Salvador?

5. Which of the following refers to a wealthier household or neighborhood in El Salvador?

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