US and Moroccan crops devastated by insects in 1940s, 1950s

The transcript reflects on the aftermath of a visit that left a field bare, highlighting the labor and forlorn gaze of farmers. It ends with a hopeful prayer that the destructive forces will not return soon.

What is the main focus of the first section?

• The beauty of the fields

• The evidence left by a visitor

• The return of the visitor

• The joy of the farmers

How are the fields described in the second section?

• Lush and green

• Stripped bare

• Covered in snow

• Full of crops

What emotion do the farmers feel in the second section?

• Joyful

• Hopeful

• Forlorn

• Excited

What is the main hope expressed in the final section?

• That the weather will improve

• That the fields will flourish

• That the farmers will find joy

• That the enemy will not return soon

What is the tone of the final section?

• Cautiously hopeful

• Indifferent

• Desperate

• Optimistic