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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. With which character has Decoud fallen in love?

2. How does Decoud manage to offend everyone?

3. What happens to Don Jose under Guzman?

4. Who does Mrs. Gould invite into her carriage?

5. What is the name of the tyrant who has been overthrown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ribiera important to the industrialists?

2. What do you think the silver mine represents?

3. In what way does Chapter 7, Part 1, indicate that the mine is already creating a gulf between the Goulds?

4. What happens to the Americans that go in search of the silver mine?

5. What is the Costaguanian idea of revolution?

6. What is the history of the silver mine as outlined in Chapter 6, Part 1?

7. How do Antonia and Decoud's opinion on the revolution differ?

8. Why does Mrs. Gould show a concern for her husband and his mine in Chapter 6, Part 2?

9. What is the Viola family's opinion of Nostromo?

10. How do President Ribiera's problems start?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Why? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Nostromo is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after Nostromo that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following statement: "The ideas in Nostromo are universal and therefore still relevant today." Using two examples from the book, write an essay either for or against the statement.

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