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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 what month of the year was Castro's second manifesto to the people released?

2. What was the first African nation Aleida visited to be close to Che?

3. What governmental organization did Nikolai Leonov work for?

4. Which of the following places was NOT bombed by airplanes funded by the CIA?

5. During his months away from Cuba, how many countries did Che visit to establish a trade relation with Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What assassinations did the US government fund while Castro was in power?

3. What services did Che provide to Cuba during his last year working under Castro?

4. What happened when Castro's army attempted to overtake the city of Cienfuegos?

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

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

7. What communication did Che have with his friends and family before he left Cuba?

8. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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