Chapter 16 Summary

"I saw myself for the first time as a member of that group." Magda talks with her old friend, Cora, who is a member of a group called the Tupamaros, a well-organized group dedicated to taking down Uruguay government. They tell her of the small group of wealthy people in the country who have all the land and are benefitting from other people's work. That is when Magda realizes that she is part of the wealthy group. She decides right then to become part of the Tupamaro organization. She works for the USIS as a translator; a position that will help the Tupas gain knowledge and move toward their goal.

Magda works hard to become the best translator in the Tupamaros. Dan Mitrione requests Magda to do some of his translating work. Mitrione is the head of torture for the USIS. Magda arrives...