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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. Why did Che and Alberto flee their lodgings in Chapter 15?

2. In what city does the memoir begin?

3. In Chapter 17, what did Che write was imminent?

4. Where was La Ponderosa taken to be fixed in Chapter 10?

5. Who did Che write about being hospitable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Che and Alberto do in Junin de los Andes?

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

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

6. What happened while La Ponderosa was being repaired in Chapter 10?

7. What did Che and Alberto do in San Martin de Los Andes?

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

9. What did Che tell his mother in his first letter to her?

10. When Alberto's friend asked them why they were on such a long journey, how did they respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a country featured in the book and write a history of political events, starting the same year that Che visits. Be sure to draw parallels between what is touched upon in the text and political history.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the text of "The Motorcycle Diaries", Che often mentions the oppression he witnesses of the lower classes. At the same time, however, the book is also about the freedom the men experience while traveling the continent. Choose an angle and argue whether "The Motorcycle Diaries" is a story about freedom or a story about oppression.

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