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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 Che help an old woman in Chapter 17?

2. What was discussed with the doctors in Chapter 12?

3. What happened to La Ponderosa in Chapter 6?

4. Who did Che blame for the mining worker's poverty?

5. How did Che and Alberto get on a boat to their island destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. While weathering a storm in a police station, what did Che do?

2. What did Che recall about his Peronist friend in Argentina?

3. What did some doctors in Chile say about leprosy?

4. Describe the Chilean workers that Che and Alberto encountered.

5. What was the newspaper article about that Che noticed in Chile?

6. Towards the beginning of the memoir, what did Che believe his destiny involved?

7. What did Che do for an old woman in Chapter 17? How did he feel about this?

8. What was already wrong with La Ponderosa II by the end of Chapter 6?

9. What did Che and Alberto do in Bariloche?

10. Who was the first person Che and Alberto visited on their adventure, and what did this person give them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the text, being sure to touch upon:

a) Race.

b) Health.

c) Region.

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the memoir, as well as later in life, Che Guevara cites American capitalism as the source of Latin American strife and offers communism as a solution to the problem. Write an essay that:

1) Defines capitalism.

2) Defines communism.

3) Chooses one ideology and argues for it.

Essay Topic 3

Che and Alberto rely heavily on the hospitality of others to get by on their trip. Discuss whether the hospitality they received was regional, related to time period, etc.

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