THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Leave from Buenos Aires
As they depart, they are almost hit by a bus. Alberto says they can detour to see
Ernesto's girlfriend. Ernesto says that Alberto only wants to get laid in every country in
South America. They have an accident and tumble into a ditch. That is when Alberto
discovers that Ernesto is taking a puppy for Chichina, his girlfriend.
Miramar
Chichina and the guests are upper class—very rich. There is a dance. Ernesto does not
dance well. Chichina tries to teach him. Alberto dances well and dances with Chichina
and other pretty young women. Chichina and Ernesto talk about whether she will wait
for him. She says, finally, "I will wait for you, but don't take forever." Ernesto and Alberto
stay six days. They approach the Andes on a narrow dirt road. They have a flat and
change the tire. In the process, Ernesto accidentally flashes some paper money. It is
$15 Chichina has given him to buy her a bathing suit if they make it to the U.S. Ernesto
says the money is off limits.
Piedra del Aguila
They spin out on a rough dirt road. Ernesto gets a nasty gash in his leg. They try to set
up camp in a wind storm. Their tent blows away. They seek shelter from a rancher,
claiming to be doctors doing research. The rancher lets them sleep in a shed with "the
migrants."
San Martín de los Andes
, They stop at a house, claiming to be doctors. The man asks them to look at a
mysterious lump on his neck. Alberto says it's nothing serious. Ernesto says the man
has a cancerous tumor. Later, Alberto criticizes him for telling the truth because they
couldn't help the man and the important thing was to get more hospitable treatment from
the man and his wife. The next day they go hunting for food at a lake. Ernesto's father
had given him a handgun on the day of departure. Alberto uses it to shoot a duck, which
falls into the lake.They argue about who should swim to fetch it. Ernesto does. That
night he suffers a terrible asthma attack that lasts three days.
Estacíon de Tren de Bariloche, Argentina
Lagos Frías, Argentina
They cross into Chile on a ferry across a beautiful lake. They discuss coming back to
the lake to set up a clinic that would treat everyone. In the mountains, they encounter
snow and slippery roads.They have to push the motorcycle.
Temuco, Chile
They push the motorcycle, and argue about money and Chichina. As they enter
Temuco, Alberto says, "You know what your problem is, Fuser? Your... honesty. You
could help out with a little lie once in a while."
Ernesto enters the offices of the Austral News, a local newspaper. The next day, the
Austral News prints a feature story about them, greatly exaggerating their qualifications
and experience as medical doctors—based on Ernesto's lies. A mechanic says he will
fix their motorcycle, after being shown the article in the Austral News. They stay in town
to attend a dance that evening. Alberto dances with all the girls. Ernesto dances with
the mechanic's attractive wife. She is trying to seduce him.
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Leave from Buenos Aires
As they depart, they are almost hit by a bus. Alberto says they can detour to see
Ernesto's girlfriend. Ernesto says that Alberto only wants to get laid in every country in
South America. They have an accident and tumble into a ditch. That is when Alberto
discovers that Ernesto is taking a puppy for Chichina, his girlfriend.
Miramar
Chichina and the guests are upper class—very rich. There is a dance. Ernesto does not
dance well. Chichina tries to teach him. Alberto dances well and dances with Chichina
and other pretty young women. Chichina and Ernesto talk about whether she will wait
for him. She says, finally, "I will wait for you, but don't take forever." Ernesto and Alberto
stay six days. They approach the Andes on a narrow dirt road. They have a flat and
change the tire. In the process, Ernesto accidentally flashes some paper money. It is
$15 Chichina has given him to buy her a bathing suit if they make it to the U.S. Ernesto
says the money is off limits.
Piedra del Aguila
They spin out on a rough dirt road. Ernesto gets a nasty gash in his leg. They try to set
up camp in a wind storm. Their tent blows away. They seek shelter from a rancher,
claiming to be doctors doing research. The rancher lets them sleep in a shed with "the
migrants."
San Martín de los Andes
, They stop at a house, claiming to be doctors. The man asks them to look at a
mysterious lump on his neck. Alberto says it's nothing serious. Ernesto says the man
has a cancerous tumor. Later, Alberto criticizes him for telling the truth because they
couldn't help the man and the important thing was to get more hospitable treatment from
the man and his wife. The next day they go hunting for food at a lake. Ernesto's father
had given him a handgun on the day of departure. Alberto uses it to shoot a duck, which
falls into the lake.They argue about who should swim to fetch it. Ernesto does. That
night he suffers a terrible asthma attack that lasts three days.
Estacíon de Tren de Bariloche, Argentina
Lagos Frías, Argentina
They cross into Chile on a ferry across a beautiful lake. They discuss coming back to
the lake to set up a clinic that would treat everyone. In the mountains, they encounter
snow and slippery roads.They have to push the motorcycle.
Temuco, Chile
They push the motorcycle, and argue about money and Chichina. As they enter
Temuco, Alberto says, "You know what your problem is, Fuser? Your... honesty. You
could help out with a little lie once in a while."
Ernesto enters the offices of the Austral News, a local newspaper. The next day, the
Austral News prints a feature story about them, greatly exaggerating their qualifications
and experience as medical doctors—based on Ernesto's lies. A mechanic says he will
fix their motorcycle, after being shown the article in the Austral News. They stay in town
to attend a dance that evening. Alberto dances with all the girls. Ernesto dances with
the mechanic's attractive wife. She is trying to seduce him.
