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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. What kind of vehicle do Forche and Leonel take on her first trip to the campo?
2. How did Leonel get from El Salvador to Forche's house when he visits her for the first time?
3. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?
4. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?
5. How does Leonel refer to Forche's pending visit to El Salvador?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Forche realize Leonel enjoys immensely during the time he stays with her in California?
2. 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?
3. What did Forche first think the death squads were, and why did she think that?
4. Why does Leonel take Forche to a wide range of places, including elegant colonias and the shacks of poor campesinos?
5. What did Forche's experiences living in New Mexico when she was 23 teach her?
6. What does Leonel do immediately when he arrives at Forche's house and continue doing for several days?
7. What memory does Forche's first trip to an outdoor latrine in El Salvador trigger for her?
8. What does Forche remember most about her grandmother Anna?
9. What is Forche's reaction when Leonel asks her if she is a Catholic?
10. How does Forche feel that Leonel misunderstands her work as a poet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the reader learn about Forche's childhood and upbringing from her flashbacks during her first experience using a latrine in El Salvador? (83). Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why is it important for Forche to look bourgeoisie in certain settings and at certain times in El Salvador, as explained to her by Margarita? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What does Forche learn about both Leonel and agricultural life in El Salvador when he takes her to visit his coffee farm? (100). What does Forche think about the innovations and tactics Leonel and his workers created to help make their work more efficient? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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