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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 happened to traitors that were found in Castro's army?

2. Who was elected President in the 1958 Cuban Presidential election?

3. Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Congolese rebels were considered weak?

4. What were the members of the community that did not support Castro known as?

5. Which of Hilda's relatives was brought into Cuba on the revolutionary soldier scholarship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the public react to the news that Che had gone missing from Cuba?

2. How did Che's family react when they came to visit him in Havana and saw the way he was handling his political power?

3. What happened during the invasion of the Bay of Pigs?

4. Who was Alexandr Alexiev?

5. What political events were happening in Argentina in the months after the Cuban Missile Crisis that worried Che?

6. How did Che alter the landscape of El Hombrito?

7. Who was Pablo Ribalta and what did he do for Che's men?

8. How did the US respond to the news that the Soviet Union had opened trade agreements with Cuba?

9. What was "The Appeal to the Cuban People"?

10. How did Batista step down from his Presidency?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Che had to undergo a long period of training before he was actually accepted into Castro's guerrilla army. First, describe Che's training process and what changes he underwent, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, while he was training to be in Castro's army. Then, describe the living conditions of the training camp where Che was groomed for battle. How did life in the camp compare/contrast to life at home for Che? How did Che take what he learned in Castro's training camps and incorporate these skills into his own camps later in life? Be sure to cite examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

When Che was a teenager, he fell in love with a young girl named Maria del Carmen. Where did Che and Maria first meet? What obstacles stood in the way of Che and Maria's happiness? How did Che fight for his love with Maria? In what way did Che's relationship with Maria mirror his relationship with Argentina? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout their political career, Castro and Che considered the United States to be their common enemy. What was it about the United States that both Castro and Che found to be so bothersome? Based on their political arguments, do you understand why Castro and Che felt such hatred toward the US or do you think they had a skewed perspective? Why? Finally, explain why both Castro and Che spent a significant amount of time in the US even though they hated the government and its people. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you think help to strengthen your arguments.

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