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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. How did the Cuban public react when Frank Pais was captured and killed by the government?

2. How many men were slaughtered in the fight for Cienfuegos?

3. Which of the following people did NOT work at the bank department in Cuba at the same time?

4. Where did Che build his next headquarters when his headquarters in El Hombrito was destroyed?

5. How much money in medical supplies were the 12000 US soldiers captured in the Bay of Pigs traded for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Che had a terrible asthma attack while setting up a new camp near Manzanillo?

2. In what ways were Che and his army responsible for disrupting the Cuban Presidential election in 1957?

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

4. How did Che settle into life in the Congo?

5. Why was Che forced to leave Cuba for three months following Castro's rise to power?

6. Who was Alexandr Alexiev?

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

8. Why was there tension in the workplace when Che became President of Cuba's National Bank?

9. What made the Congolese rebel fighters different from the Cuban rebel fighters Che was used to working with?

10. What was considered the highest rank in the Cuban rebel army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Che first experienced political uprising when he was living in Guatemala City. First, describe the political unrest that was occurring while Che was living in Guatemala. Then, explain Che's reaction to the unrest describing how he chose to get involved. Then, explain how Che's life was forever changed when the aerial raids came through the country. What happened to Che, either emotionally or physically, the first time he was under enemy fire? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help to 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

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.

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