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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 river did Che swim across?

2. In Chapter 30, what did Che and Alberto think about the third-class coaches for the local Indians?

3. Who did Che and Alberto actually end up meeting with in Oxapampa in Chapter 34?

4. In Chapter 31, where did Che go to recover from sickness?

5. In Chapter 29, what did Che write had been fused with the "enigmatic" soul of the true Andean people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Che and Alberto see in Sicuani?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the San Pablo leper colony.

9. Which river did Che swim across?

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

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

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 3

Che and Alberto travel over an entire continent in the book, and natural landmarks and attractions often make their way into the text. Discuss how geography plays an important role in the memoir.

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