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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. Who was Celia Sanchez?

2. What did the Congolese rebels believe in that puzzled Che?

3. How did Che respond when Hilda wrote to request to come to Cuba to be by his side?

4. According to Che's letters to his family, how many years did he plan on being away from them, dedicated to his fighting?

5. What was Pablo Ribalta's main job while he worked in Che's camps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Aleida March?

2. What political events were happening in Argentina in the months after the Cuban Missile Crisis that worried Che?

3. What governmental institution did Che put into place in Cuba that provided scholarships?

4. Why was there tension in the workplace when Che became President of Cuba's National Bank?

5. How did Che's family react when they came to visit him in Havana and saw the way he was handling his political power?

6. How did Che alter the landscape of El Hombrito?

7. Who was Pablo Ribalta and what did he do for Che's men?

8. Why was Che forced to leave Cuba for three months following Castro's rise to power?

9. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

10. How did the public react to the news that Che had gone missing from Cuba?

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 had a very strange relationship with the country of his birth, one in which his emotions frequently changed. First, describe the relationship Che had with his home country of Argentina when he was a child. Then, explain how Che's relationship with Argentina slowly began to change. What troubled Che about his homeland? Then, explain why, when given the opportunity, Che refused to repatriate to Argentina. What did this refusal symbolize in relation to Che's growing political voice? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

In 1955, Che's family life changed in that he got married and had his first child. First, create a time line of events in Che's romantic life that led to him finally getting married in 1955. Then, describe what Che was like as a husband. Then, compare/contrast that to what Che was like as a father. How did fatherhood and marriage change Che's life? Did it change his life for the better or for the worse? How can you tell? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you think help to strengthen your arguments.

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