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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 helps Margarita and Forche get away when they are chased by car on page 279?
2. At what discount store does Forche buy supplies to take to El Salvador with her?
3. What were the wars in Argentina and Chile referred to as?
4. What did Leonel hear about the American ambassador to El Salvador's impressions of Forche?
5. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Forche buy in large amounts in the discount store Gemco to take back to El Salvador with her?
2. What changes Forche's feelings about meeting with the Salvadoran writers immediately after her horrific visit to Ahuachapan?
3. What happens to Forche and Margarita that shakes Forche to her core and produces great feelings of fear?
4. What happens to Forche that lands her in a Salvadoran hospital and produces hallucinations?
5. What recurring nightmare does Forche have as a child that she is reminded of again in El Salvador?
6. What does Forche see in the prison Ahuachapan that shakes her to her core?
7. What does Leonel tell Forche the Salvadorans did with the portable toilets the Americans tried to set up for them?
8. Why do the women near Nabaj give Leonel their intricate weavings to take with him?
9. What does Forche understand the phrase "take care of this" to mean when used by soldiers in El Salvador?
10. What does Leonel tell Forche about Colonel Chacon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Forche's first impressions of Leonel's activities, friends, lifestyle, and place in society upon her first trip to El Salvador? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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