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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 Chapter 31, who lent Che and Alberto horses?

2. What didn't Che and Alberto want to do in Chapter 32?

3. What was the name of the cathedral in Chapter 28?

4. What did Che and Alberto spend their last bit of money on?

5. What is the current capital of Peru?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Che celebrate his twenty-fourth birthday?

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

3. In Chapter 23, what did the schoolteacher talk about?

4. In Chapter 25, what did Che and Alberto eat, and why?

5. Who did Alberto yell at, and why?

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

7. How did Che and Alberto get to Brazil?

8. What did Che expect from the upcoming Chilean elections of 1952?

9. How did Che and Alberto gain lodging in Chapter 22?

10. Who loaned Che and Alberto horses, and why?

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

Discuss the roles of illness and medicine within the text and why they are important to the story and its political message.

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