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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is the reader reintroduced to in this chapter?
(a) Decoud
(b) Ribiera
(c) Hirsch
(d) Nostromo

2. Why does Nostromo approach the town cautiously?
(a) He knows that Montero will want to speak to him.
(b) He is unarmed.
(c) He wants to surprise everyone.
(d) He hears gun shots.

3. Why does the chief engineer help the townspeople?
(a) To win the respect of Montero
(b) To impress the women
(c) To show his politcal neutrality
(d) Out of kindness

4. Who convinces Sotillo that the silver is buried somewhere?
(a) Giorgio
(b) Dr. Monygham
(c) Hirsch
(d) Captain Mitchell

5. Why is Nostromo attracted to Giselle?
(a) She has money.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She has a nice smile.
(d) She is trusting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will lead the troops?

2. Who does Nostromo propose to in this chapter?

3. What does Nostromo discover about Decoud?

4. What does Pepe think will happen if they defend the mine?

5. Who is Antonia worried about in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the silver changing Nostromo's life?

2. What does Mrs. Viola tell Nostromo on her deathbed?

3. In what does Gould still hold power over Pedro in Part 3, Chapter 7?

4. What does Decoud write in his letter to his sister?

5. In what can Don Pepe be seen as one of the novel's stronger characters?

6. How is Hirsch killed?

7. What does Captain Mitchell say on his tours around the Occidental Republic?

8. Describe the collision between the two boats in Part 2, Chapter 8.

9. What is Don Pepe's plan to protect the silver mine?

10. Describe Montero's entrance into the town.

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