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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. Which of the following was NOT a political friend Che made while visiting Costa Rica?

2. What country was Hilda from?

3. What country gave political asylum to Che after his arrest in Guatemala?

4. Who broke off the relationship between Maria and Che?

5. How old was Maria when she and Che first met?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Guevara family react when Che was diagnosed with a medical condition at the age of two?

2. What was Batista's reaction when Castro announced that the revolution would be taking place in 1956?

3. Why was Che allowed to study, uninterrupted, at the university, and what field of study did he choose?

4. What news did Che receive from home when he and Carlos moved on from Bolivia to Ecuador?

5. Why did Che and Alberto eventually split ways in Caracas?

6. What political event took place in Cuba on July 26, 1953?

7. What type of relationship did Che have to books when he was teenager?

8. How did Castro's army spend their time while living in the Sierra Mountains?

9. Why did Che leave Guatemala to travel through El Salvador?

10. How did Che settle into life in Mexico City once he moved there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Che's life, he was constantly brushing up against and mingling with another revolutionary: Fidel Castro. First, create a time line of events that list the moments when both these men's lives were intertwined with one another. Then, compare/contrast the political leanings of these men and explain how Castro and Che informed and supported each other through their political careers. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Che Guevara came from very humble financial roots, but he learned, essentially, how to hustle what he had for maximum benefit from his parents. First, describe the financial state the Guevara family was in at the time of Che's birth. Then, explain how the Guevara family managed to keep their family financially afloat during tough economic times. Finally, choose one example of a way Che's parents hustled for their money and explain how Che used this lesson to help further his political career once he reached adulthood. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

While Che was growing up, there were many political uprisings in Argentina and power of the government changed hands many times. Choose two of the political uprisings that most affected Che, either personally or academically, and compare/contrast them here. Who was in power and who overtook power in each of these uprisings? How did the political turbulence of his childhood affect the way Che Guevara managed his own uprisings in adulthood? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

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