Antonio Skármeta, The Days of the Rainbow, Ch. 27-36, pp. 118-180.

Antonio Skármeta, The Days of the Rainbow. Trans. Mery Botbol. NY: Other Press, 2013.

III pp. 118-180

1.    What does Nico do at the opening night of The Cave of Salamanca? What is Lieutenant Bruna’s position at the school? (120)
2.    Why does Bettini change his office every three days? (124)
3.    What is the significance of Che’s drawing angels instead of snow on top of the mountains? How does this relate to the current political situation? (126)
4.    How do Bettini and his wife Magdalena differ in their approaches to life? How does this relate to the “No” campaign? (128)
5.    Why is Bettini especially worried when he crashes into a patrol car? (132)
6.    When Nico is called to the principal’s office, how does Lieutenant Bruna behave toward him? (134-37)
7.    What has happened to Professor Paredes and who is responsible for it?  (150) (As Grínor Rojo has pointed out, the character of Professor Paredes is a conflation of the prominent Chilean actor Roberto Parada Ritchie, with Manuel Guerrero, the head of the Chilean Teachers’ Union. In 1985 Guerrero was kidnapped by the Carabineros (military police) together with Roberto Parada’s son, the sociologist José Manuel Parada, and they were both executed. Roberto Parada then went into exile and died from a stroke in 1986.) 
8.    Why does Minister Fernández tell the police to let Bettini go? (147)
9.    What are all TV stations in the country required to do? (156)
10.    What portions of the population is the “No” Campaign targeting? (157)
11.    What sorts of images does the “Yes” Campaign feature in their ads? (162)
12.    When Bettini goes for a walk while the “No” Campaign is airing on TV for the first time, what does he see? (168)
13.    As Nico is on his way to meet with Laura Yáñez, what indicates to him that the mood in Santiago has changed? (170)
14.    What is Laura’s current situation and what does she propose to Nico? (179-80)