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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 thought Che and Alberto were strange?

2. Who did Che predict would win the Chilean presidential election?

3. When they finally reached San Pablo, where did Che and Alberto stay?

4. What kind of procession did Che and Alberto witness in Chapter 28?

5. What is the current capital of Peru?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who housed Che and Alberto while in Lima, and who was this person?

2. What did Che and Alberto find at the leper colony in Chapter 31?

3. Describe the San Pablo leper colony.

4. How did Che and Alberto get to Brazil?

5. What did Cuzco used to be, and who resided there?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When "The Motorcycle Diaries" begins, Che is a young man in his twenties and quite youthful. Discuss how the book is a story about youth, and at the same time about loss of youth.

Essay Topic 2

Describe race relations within each country and how they differ and are similar to each other.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a country featured in the book and write a history of political events, starting the same year that Che visits. Be sure to draw parallels between what is touched upon in the text and political history.

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