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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 did Che toast to on his birthday?

2. Where did Alberto and Che sleep in Chapter 20?

3. What is the current capital of Peru?

4. In Chapter 36, what did Alberto win in a card game?

5. Who took Che and Alberto on a tour of the Valley of the Incas and found them train tickets to Machu Picchu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Incans of Cuzco use for defense?

2. According to Che in Chapter 29, what had the native's lost?

3. Describe the San Pablo leper colony.

4. Describe Che and Alberto's trek through the middle of Peru.

5. Describe Che and Alberto's trip to Machu Picchu.

6. In Chapter 32, what did Che and Alberto need, and why couldn't they get it?

7. In Chapter 23, what did Che and Alberto do to entertain the Indians?

8. According to Che, what did Cuzco's ruins symbolize?

9. Who did Alberto yell at, and why?

10. Who were Che and Alberto supposed to meet up with in Oxapampa? Who did they actually meet up with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Che and Alberto rely heavily on the hospitality of others to get by on their trip. Discuss whether the hospitality they received was regional, related to time period, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Although "The Motorcycle Diaries" is a true story, there is foreshadowing of later historical events. Explore a few of these instances.

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