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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 political party was Fidel Castro affiliated with until he broke away from them in March 1956?

2. Which of the following was NOT a political friend Che made while visiting Costa Rica?

3. In what year did the Guevara family move back to Buenos Aires?

4. How long after the aerial attacks began in Guatemala, was Che Guevara finally arrested?

5. After Castro was released from the Mexican prison in July 1956, how long did he have to return to Cuba before being arrested again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Che receive from home when he and Carlos moved on from Bolivia to Ecuador?

2. What did Che and Ricardo Rojo regularly debate about in their political conversations?

3. How did Che and Alberto manage to get around during their trek across South America?

4. Why did Che and Hilda get married?

5. Why did Che travel alone to Miramar?

6. What was Batista's reaction when Castro announced that the revolution would be taking place in 1956?

7. Why did Che and Alberto eventually split ways in Caracas?

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

9. Why was Che allowed to study, uninterrupted, at the university, and what field of study did he choose?

10. How did Che settle into life in Mexico City once he moved there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education was an important part of Che Guevara's childhood growing up in Argentina. First, describe Che's educational journey starting with the time that he was a small boy. Who was the most important teacher in Che's life? What did he learn from this teacher? What was Che like as a schoolboy? How do his teacher's remember him today? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Che had a very strange relationship with the country of his birth, one in which his emotions frequently changed. First, describe the relationship Che had with his home country of Argentina when he was a child. Then, explain how Che's relationship with Argentina slowly began to change. What troubled Che about his homeland? Then, explain why, when given the opportunity, Che refused to repatriate to Argentina. What did this refusal symbolize in relation to Che's growing political voice? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

After completing his schooling, travel became a very important element in Che's life. The first major trip Che went on was a motorcycle trip with his friend Alberto. How did Che and Alberto survive during their long motorcycle trip? What major lessons did Che learn about his people and his country during this trip? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

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