Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. There is no such thing as an average estanciero/patrón. Some are good and some are bad; some are wise and others foolish. Señor Muñez is a good man, but he had lived an uncomplicated life of luxury long into his adulthood until locusts destroyed much of his family's fortune.

1. Discuss what you think the difference would be in workers who have a good estanciero as opposed to one who has a bad one. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think...
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