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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. Which general does Leonel take Forche to see during the early days of her first visit to El Salvador?
(a) Chacon.
(b) Romero.
(c) Pele.
(d) Medrano.

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

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

4. Which Salvadoran military figure does Leonel have a burning hatred for?
(a) Colonel Jaques Fredrico Ramon.
(b) Colonel Oscar Romero.
(c) Colonel Matteo Rodriguez.
(d) Colonel Jose Francisco Rene Chacon.

5. What is the word for a shack with walls made from corrugated metal?
(a) Lamina.
(b) Mortella.
(c) Isla.
(d) Villagio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leonel ask Forche to write to to help vouch for him?

2. What did Forche often eat for breakfast in El Salvador?

3. What is the first house Forche sees in the campo like?

4. What does Leonel have tucked inside a magazine in his car that shocks Forche at first?

5. What happened to the olive-oil bottle Forche's friend Maya sent her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Leonel's occupation, at least ostensibly, and what does Forche think about the way he does his work?

2. What is Forche's reaction when Leonel asks her if she is a Catholic?

3. What is the loose connection between Forche and Leonel?

4. How does the first scene Forche describes in El Salvador, on pages 3 - 4, set the tone for the rest of the book?

5. What does Forche think Margarita Herrera's first impression of her is?

6. What does Leonel say to Forche when she first arrives in El Salvador on her first trip that makes her think her travel there was a mistake?

7. What memory does Forche's first trip to an outdoor latrine in El Salvador trigger for her?

8. Why does Leonel tell Forche he can not work with people who drink?

9. Why does Forche give up on the idea of a medical career as a young woman?

10. What nickname does Leonel often refer to Forche by and where did it originate?

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