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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Leonel decide Carolyn should stay with Margarita?
2. What does Leonel have tucked inside a magazine in his car that shocks Forche at first?
3. How does Forche perceive the behavior of Leonel's young daughters?
4. What kind of crop does Leonel farm?
5. Who is the doctor at the first hospital Leonel takes Forche to visit in El Salvador?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What nickname does Leonel often refer to Forche by and where did it originate?
3. How does the first scene Forche describes in El Salvador, on pages 3 - 4, set the tone for the rest of the book?
4. Why does Forche give up on the idea of a medical career as a young woman?
5. What does Forche think Margarita Herrera's first impression of her is?
6. What had Forche's friend Maya told her about Leonel?
7. What did Forche first think the death squads were, and why did she think that?
8. What does Forche realize Leonel enjoys immensely during the time he stays with her in California?
9. What does Forche think would have happened if she had not answered her door to Leonel in California on the first day he visited her?
10. Why does Leonel take Forche to a wide range of places, including elegant colonias and the shacks of poor campesinos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Forche describe the significance of Archbishop Oscar Romero's work, including his publicly stated positions, to Salvadorans? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the nickname, Papu, by which Leonel almost always refers to Forche? How does Forche feel when Leonel first starts using the term to refer to her? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Forche's experiences in Mallorca inform her experiences in El Salvador, and her initial decision to travel to El Salvador? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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