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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 was La Ponderosa II?

2. What was the disagreement over Chile's mines?

3. Who discovered Che and Alberto on the boat to the island?

4. What happened to La Ponderosa in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is each "chapter" of "The Motorcycle Diaries" and why is this relevant?

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

3. Who was Chichina, what did she give Alberto, and why?

4. What happened at the German's house?

5. In Chapter 19, what did Che and Alberto lose and what did this force them to do?

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

7. How did Che and Alberto plan to get to Easter Island? Did this work?

8. Where did La Ponderosa crash in Chapter 15?

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

10. Describe Che and Alberto's experience at the fire station.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When "The Motorcycle Diaries" begins, Che is a young man in his twenties and quite youthful. Discuss how the book is a story about youth, and at the same time about loss of youth.

Essay Topic 2

"The Motorcycle Diaries" takes place in Latin America. Write an essay on how this setting enriches the story. Be sure to ask, would the story be the same if it took place somewhere else? What makes it specifically Latin American?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how imperialism has influenced Latin American lives within the text, most notably in Cuzco.

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