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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. What did Che and Alberto still not have in Chapter 33?

2. What river did Che swim across?

3. What is Cuzco surrounded by?

4. What did Che and Alberto tell stories about in Chapter 23?

5. Who was Argentina home to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Che and Alberto's trek through the middle of Peru.

3. In Chapter 23, what did the schoolteacher talk about?

4. What did Che and Alberto see in Sicuani?

5. What did Cuzco used to be, and who resided there?

6. How did Che celebrate his twenty-fourth birthday?

7. In Chapter 32, what did Che and Alberto need, and why couldn't they get it?

8. Describe Che and Alberto's trip to Machu Picchu.

9. Describe the boat ride to San Pablo.

10. Who did Alberto yell at, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Although "The Motorcycle Diaries" is not a comedy, there is comic relief within the book. Cite a few examples of comic relief within the text and explain how humor enriches the memoir.

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