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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. In the January 1978 referendum, where did one place a cross if one voted "no" for Pinochet?

2. What is silicosis?

3. For what sporting good is Haiti the chief producer?

4. What Brazilian mineral deposit is essential to the steel industry?

5. What metaphor does the author use for Latin American "aid"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bolivia achieve general amnesty?

2. Why was the nitrate industry in Latin America abruptly halted?

3. How have foreign loans kept Latin America indebted to foreigners?

4. How does Latin America compensate for the low prices of its exports?

5. What is protectionism?

6. Describe the three "heartening" examples Galeano provides about the people's reception of his book.

7. According to the author, how do Latin American countries still identify themselves?

8. Why is it ironic that Haiti is the world's chief producer of baseballs?

9. Why do Latin American governments do nothing about all their funds flowing into foreign banks?

10. Why, once prosperous, is Paraguay today an extremely poor and backward country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three major Latin American exports and examine their histories according to the text. Which countries export the products? Which countries purchase the products? How do the products play into the international market? Be sure to relate the histories according to the author.

Essay Topic 2

According to "Seven Years Later," has Latin America made any progress since the novel was originally published? Why or why not? Have any areas gained ground at all? Have any areas lost ground? How, internationally, can the world market attribute to Latin America's advancement?

Essay Topic 3

Why has the USA historically benefited by "not being important," while Latin America's fate has been seal by its importance? What kinds of resources are found in Latin America that are not found in the USA? In the beginning, how was the colonization of the USA different from the colonization of Latin America? Name radical differences in the economic policies of the USA and Latin America.

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