1. a) Who is the president of Bolivia?
b) What is the capital of Bolivia?
c) Name the countries that border Bolivia.

2. Define autonomy and referendum as used in the article.

3. Bolivia is comprised of nine departments (provinces). What did one department - Santa Cruz - do over the weekend that resulted in clashes between supporters of President Morales and his opponents?

4. Why are Santa Cruz and three other departments attempting to gain autonomy from the central government?

5. What would the autonomy statue give to the citizens of Santa Cruz?

6. Who does Venezuela's socialist President Chavez blame for the attempt by some Bolivian provinces to gain autonomy?