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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 did the campesinos do with the materials the U.S. sent for portable toilets?
2. How do the Mayans view time, according to Leonel?
3. What was Forche doing the first time she met her husband?
4. What does the American ambassador to El Salvador tell Forche when she asks him about Ronald Richardson?
5. What is another name for the Santa Ana winds?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Leonel ask the engineer for on page 210 that the engineer, Greg, thinks is outlandish?
2. What does seeing Leonel with a mysterious woman seem to make Forche realize about her feelings for him?
3. What recurring nightmare does Forche have as a child that she is reminded of again in El Salvador?
4. What does Forche see in the prison Ahuachapan that shakes her to her core?
5. What does Leonel tell Forche when she rebukes him for not giving some of his land to the peasants?
6. Why does Leonel reject the idea of Forche pretending she is a nun while in El Salvador?
7. What does Leonel tell Forche about Colonel Chacon?
8. What does Forche understand the phrase "take care of this" to mean when used by soldiers in El Salvador?
9. What did Forche come to think about Leonel during her many trips to El Salvador during the 1980s?
10. Why do the women near Nabaj give Leonel their intricate weavings to take with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Forche react when Leonel first starts revealing graphic details about General Cachon's torture tactics? What do you think is Leonel's intent in revealing such disturbing details to Forche? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What is Leonel's greatest wish for, and request of, Forche related to the time she spends in El Salvador? What does Leonel ask Forche to do, and does she feel equipped to do it? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Forche describe the fear she eventually begins to feel in El Salvador? How is it different from fear and from fearful situations she experiences both before and after her trips to that country? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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