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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. Who did Che and Alberto stay with in Chapter 15?

2. In what time period does the book take place?

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

4. Where did Alberto and Che stay while in San Martin de Los Andes?

5. Why were Che and Alberto allowed to stay on the boat to the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to La Ponderosa in Chapter 14?

2. What happened at the German's house?

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

4. What was the controversy over the mines of Chuquicamata?

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

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

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

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

9. Where did Che and Alberto leave La Ponderosa?

10. Who or what was La Ponderosa II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Che and Alberto travel over an entire continent in the book, and natural landmarks and attractions often make their way into the text. Discuss how geography plays an important role in the memoir.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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