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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) La Vida Loca.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Figaro.
(d) Santa Lucia.

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

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

4. Who is the doctor at the first hospital Leonel takes Forche to visit in El Salvador?
(a) Dr. James Morrison.
(b) Dr. Allegra Nagron.
(c) Dr. Vicky Guzman.
(d) Dr. Donald Richardson.

5. How do the workers on Leonel's farm draw water from the drum?
(a) Using strong hoses.
(b) Using a system with a stationary bicycle.
(c) Using mules.
(d) Using horses.

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

7. What does the person who meets Forche at the airport on her first trip to El Salvador tell her about Leonel?
(a) He is dangerous.
(b) He is involved with the military.
(c) He is a pretty strange guy.
(d) He is a spy.

8. What does Forche say when Leonel asks if she is a Catholic?
(a) She studies Islam.
(b) She was never Catholic.
(c) She is fallen.
(d) She is Jewish now.

9. What is another name for the death squads?
(a) Campesinos.
(b) Mano Blanca.
(c) The Force.
(d) The Wind.

10. What does Forche remember thinking when she and Leonel come upon the dismembered body in El Salvador on page 4?
(a) Did the man have a family?
(b) How was the man killed?
(c) Why do the men she is with not do something about the body?
(d) Will Forche and Leonel be the next to die?

11. 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 fancy restaurant.
(c) At a chuch.
(d) At the hospital.

12. What does Leonel make Forche for breakfast when he stays at her house in California?
(a) Eggs Benedict.
(b) French toast.
(c) Salvadoran tortillas.
(d) A perfect omelette.

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

14. What food does Leonel especially prefer?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Rice.
(c) Grilled shrimp.
(d) Funnel cakes.

15. Which American's disappearance is Leonel obsessed with?
(a) David Spanner.
(b) Donald Richardson.
(c) Holly Gomez.
(d) Megan Tenent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Forche experience since childhood?

2. In what year does Forche make her first trip to El Salvador?

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

4. Which Turkish poet was Forche reading at the time she first met Leonel?

5. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?

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