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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 do Forche and Leonel eat after their visit to the campo?
2. Which of the following refers to a wealthier household or neighborhood in El Salvador?
3. Why does Leonel tell Forche they cannot move the bodies they find in the street?
4. Which grandmother of Forche's led a nomadic and unsettled life?
5. What kind of car does Leonel drive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Leonel do immediately when he arrives at Forche's house and continue doing for several days?
2. What did Forche's experiences living in New Mexico when she was 23 teach her?
3. Why does Leonel take Forche to a wide range of places, including elegant colonias and the shacks of poor campesinos?
4. What is one of the frustrating things about traveling with Leonel that bothers Forche?
5. What does Forche realize Leonel enjoys immensely during the time he stays with her in California?
6. What does Forche remember most about her grandmother Anna?
7. What had Forche's friend Maya told her about Leonel?
8. How does Forche feel that Leonel misunderstands her work as a poet?
9. What nickname does Leonel often refer to Forche by and where did it originate?
10. What does Forche think Margarita Herrera's first impression of her is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the stage of life and career Forche was in when Leonel first appeared on her doorstep in California contributed to her willingness and ability to travel to El Salvador for extended stays and to begin to bear witness to the turmoil and violence that wracked the country throughout the late 1970s, 80s, and 90s.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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