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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. Where did Che and Alberto stay in Chapter 25?

2. Who were the Yaguas?

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

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

5. Who were Che and Alberto supposed to meet up with in Oxapampa in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alberto and Che's activities in Lima.

2. Describe the San Pablo leper colony.

3. What did Che write about Chile's standards of living?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Che write in the letter to his father?

9. What did Che and Alberto see in Sicuani?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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