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Che Guevara

The Motorcycle Diaries

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1992

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INTRODUCTION-CHAPTER 10

Reading Check

1. How long were Guevara’s travels?

2. What does Guevara ask Chichina to give him?

3. What does Guevara realize he has in Benjamín Zorrilla?

4. What does Guevara refer to wire as?

5. Which health issue is “irritated” by Guevara’s sheepskin pillow?

6. Where do Guevara and Granado spend the night before sailing to Chile?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do Guevara and Granado decide to embark on their adventure? What were some of the steps they needed to take?

2. Who is “Comeback”? What are the two words that Guevara uses to describe him?

3. What is the “first commandment for every good explorer” (Chapter 3)? How does this commandment have two different parts to its understanding?

4. Who is the “Granddaddy of the Southern Argentine Barbecue” (Chapter 6)? How do Guevara and Granado help this person?

5. Describe the contents of Chapter 8. How does it differ from the prior chapters?

6. Summarize the letter that Guevara receives from home. How does this letter coincide with the next step in his journey?

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