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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. In what time period does the book take place?

2. What happened to La Ponderosa in Chapter 5?

3. How did Che and Alberto earn money while in San Martin de Los Andes?

4. Who wrote "The Motorcycle Diaries?

5. In Chapter 18, what did the boat to the island not have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Che and Alberto decide to take a road trip?

5. Who or what was La Ponderosa II?

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

7. Where did Che and Alberto leave La Ponderosa?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the arc of Che Guevara's evolving social conscience within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Although "The Motorcycle Diaries" is not a comedy, there is comic relief within the book. Cite a few examples of comic relief within the text and explain how humor enriches the memoir.

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief biography of Che Guevara, including his time spent in Cuba and how he met his death.

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