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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 Guevara family members worked overseeing construction sites?

2. What was the name of Fidel Castro's brother whom he was arrested with in Santiago?

3. Which of Che's close friends believed that political change could occur through a proper electoral vote?

4. What did Che do in his spare time during his travels through South America?

5. What news did Che receive from home when he was moving from Bolivia that made him consider returning to Argentina, until his family told him not to return?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Che and Hilda get married?

2. What job did Che secure for himself immediately after leaving high school?

3. What happened when Che was arrested during Operation Success?

4. How old was Che when he first began attending public school, and why did he join the school at this age?

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

6. Why did Che travel alone to Miramar?

7. Why was the date on Ernesto "Che" Guevara's birth certificate altered when he was born?

8. How did Castro get his army of men from the Mexico training camp back to Cuba?

9. Who was Maria Antonia Gonzalez?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout his childhood, Che was an avid reader and took copious notes on everything that he read. Choose one book that was particularly meaningful to Che as a teenager. Who wrote this book? What was its message? What parts of the book stuck out to Che? How did Che incorporate the message of this book into his political career later in life? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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