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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 does the religious figure with Forche say they all must do for the person whose abduction they witnessed?

2. Who were most of the people Forche saw walking along the roadside in Guatemala?

3. What was Forche doing the first time she met her husband?

4. What does Forche criticize Leonel for regarding the way he runs his farm?

5. What is one of the things Leonel tells Forche Chacon does with his victims' bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margarita suggest that Forche borrow a dress and good shoes from her?

2. What does Forche's experiences with Vietnam mostly consist of?

3. Why do the women near Nabaj give Leonel their intricate weavings to take with him?

4. What recurring nightmare does Forche have as a child that she is reminded of again in El Salvador?

5. Why is Forche embarrassed when the women in the village she stays in all wash together from a spigot?

6. What does Forche think about Leonel's apparent obsession with Donald Richardson?

7. 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?

8. What happens to Forche that lands her in a Salvadoran hospital and produces hallucinations?

9. What does Forche buy in large amounts in the discount store Gemco to take back to El Salvador with her?

10. How do Forche's friends in America react to her deepening interest in and commitment to El Salvador?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Forche's relationship with Margarita Herrera change over time? What does Herrera help Forche understand better about El Salvador and the people there? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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