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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. How does Margarita behave towards Forche at first?

2. Which American's disappearance is Leonel obsessed with?

3. Which novel did Claribel and Bud write that Forche reminds Leonel she has read?

4. Which Turkish poet was Forche reading at the time she first met Leonel?

5. Which Central American poet did Forche translate work into English for when Forche was in her twenties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Forche realize Leonel enjoys immensely during the time he stays with her in California?

2. What does Forche think Margarita Herrera's first impression of her is?

3. What was Forche's experience observing and helping in Dr. Vicky's hospital?

4. What had Forche's friend Maya told her about Leonel?

5. What does Forche think would have happened if she had not answered her door to Leonel in California on the first day he visited her?

6. What does Forche remember most about her grandmother Anna?

7. What is one of the frustrating things about traveling with Leonel that bothers Forche?

8. What does Leonel tell Forche about the way poets are perceived in El Salvador?

9. Why does Forche give up on the idea of a medical career as a young woman?

10. What is Leonel's occupation, at least ostensibly, and what does Forche think about the way he does his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the unique and almost instantaneous bond between Forche and her future husband, Harry Mattison, based on the sharing of their experiences in El Salvador.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Leonel tell Forche that she may have a hard time convincing other Americans that what she has seen in El Salvador, and specifically, how brutal and violent the atmosphere is? Are Leonel's warnings to Forche borne out in her actual experiences? 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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