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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 kind of crop does Leonel farm?

2. What is the first house Forche sees in the campo like?

3. Which of the following skills did Leonel possess?

4. What seems to change Margarita's mind about Forche?

5. Which house did Forche stay in on her first nights in El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Forche's reaction when Leonel asks her if she is a Catholic?

3. What memory does Forche's first trip to an outdoor latrine in El Salvador trigger for her?

4. What did Forche's experiences living in New Mexico when she was 23 teach her?

5. What does Forche want to do when she and Leonel come upon two dead men in the street for the first time? (108).

6. What does Leonel say to Forche when she first arrives in El Salvador on her first trip that makes her think her travel there was a mistake?

7. Why does Leonel take Forche to a wide range of places, including elegant colonias and the shacks of poor campesinos?

8. What is the loose connection between Forche and Leonel?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Forche's personal experiences hosting "Alex" as a guest in her home with Mattison and her young son Sean during the end of the book. What does Forche mean when she concludes that "Alex" is trapped?

Essay Topic 3

What does Forche learn about both Leonel and agricultural life in El Salvador when he takes her to visit his coffee farm? (100). What does Forche think about the innovations and tactics Leonel and his workers created to help make their work more efficient? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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