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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. Which religious figure was with Forche the only time she actually witnessed an abduction?
2. Why did Salvadorans put rags and garbage on trees sometimes?
3. Who does Leonel tell Forche are some of the prisoners at Ahuachapan?
4. Why does Leonel's friend inside the prison advise Forche to take the drink he offers?
5. Why do the Salvadoran poets ask Forche not to use their real names if she publishes their poems?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does seeing Leonel with a mysterious woman seem to make Forche realize about her feelings for him?
2. How do Forche's friends in America react to her deepening interest in and commitment to El Salvador?
3. What happens to Forche that lands her in a Salvadoran hospital and produces hallucinations?
4. What does Leonel tell Forche when she rebukes him for not giving some of his land to the peasants?
5. Why do the women near Nabaj give Leonel their intricate weavings to take with him?
6. What does it mean to hang things on a tree in certain parts of El Salvador?
7. What does Forche's experiences with Vietnam mostly consist of?
8. What does Forche think about Leonel's apparent obsession with Donald Richardson?
9. What does Forche tell Chenco, the young priest who comes to say mass at the poor village she stays in briefly, about why Leonel cares what North Americans think about El Salvador?
10. In San Salvador, what did a white handprint on a door or wall signify?
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 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 3
What is the nature of Forche's personal history having to do with the Vietnam War, and why does she think when she first meets Leonel Gomez that it is none of his business? (50). Write an essay explaining your answer.
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