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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point in time did US interests begin taking over Latin America, replacing European interests?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) 1963.
(d) The War of the Triple Alliance.

2. What metaphor does the author use to describe industry in Latin America?
(a) As a penny is to a dollar.
(b) As a wheel is to a vehicle.
(c) As mayo is to a sandwich.
(d) As an airplane to an airport.

3. When was the last time the price of milk was controlled in Chile?
(a) 1654.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1792.

4. Where does Bolivian tin have to go to be smelted?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) New York.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Beijing.

5. What metaphor does the author use for Latin American "aid"?
(a) A pig with a wooden leg.
(b) A cart with no wheels.
(c) A bird with a broken wing.
(d) A lamp with no bulb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two Latin American countries have the highest infant mortality rates?

2. Why does Galeano claim to have written this book?

3. In 1975, how many times greater was Latin America's external debt than in 1968?

4. How much of Mexico did the USA conquer with Texas?

5. Which countries were involved in the War of the Pacific, 1879?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, according to Galeano, has he written this book?

3. Why hasn't the industrialization of Latin American benefitted the countries?

4. What is Latin America's chief export?

5. How, in Argentina, are political and economic revolutionaries dealt with?

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

7. Why is Latin America unable to expand its trade horizon?

8. How were the railroad tracks of Latin America laid?

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

10. Has the nationalization of oil been beneficial for Venezuela?

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