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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. How did the car driver know Che and Alberto in Chapter 14?

3. Who drove the station wagon in Chapter 12?

4. Who was Chichina?

5. What was La Ponderosa II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happened at the German's house?

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

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

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

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

10. Who or what was La Ponderosa II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the book, Che cites American capitalism as the cause for the suffering of Latin American people and offers communism as a solution. However, we as Americans are often inclined to see communism as a bad thing. How does Che's perspective affect his opinions of capitalism? How do our perspectives influence our opinions of communism? Write an essay on your thoughts.

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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