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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 Che writing to in Chapter 37?

2. What did Che toast to on his birthday?

3. What was the name of the cathedral bell in Chapter 28?

4. How did Peruvians compare to their landscape, according to Che?

5. Who was Argentina home to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who housed Che and Alberto while in Lima, and who was this person?

2. What did Che and Alberto see in Sicuani?

3. What did Che write in the letter to his father?

4. How did Che and Alberto get to Brazil?

5. Describe the events of Chapter 28.

6. In Chapter 23, what did Che and Alberto do to entertain the Indians?

7. What did the Incans of Cuzco use for defense?

8. What did Che write about Chile's standards of living?

9. In Chapter 25, what did Che and Alberto eat, and why?

10. What did Che and Alberto find at the leper colony in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When "The Motorcycle Diaries" begins, Che is a young man in his twenties and quite youthful. Discuss how the book is a story about youth, and at the same time about loss of youth.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the arc of Che Guevara's evolving social conscience within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the memoir, as well as later in life, Che Guevara cites American capitalism as the source of Latin American strife and offers communism as a solution to the problem. Write an essay that:

1) Defines capitalism.

2) Defines communism.

3) Chooses one ideology and argues for it.

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