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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. In comparison to Antigua, how are the nearby islands viewed?

2. Who are presented as the protagonists of Section 2?

3. Who is the object of the narrator's reminiscences named after?

4. What is done so that the English Princess will have a favorable impression of Antigua?

5. What does the sign on the front of the library claim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does language play in Section 2?

2. How did the narrator feel about the Governor House as a child, and what did she see there?

3. What does the taxi driver tell the tourists about the second mansion in Section 1?

4. What does the narrator say about the library in Section 2?

5. In Section 2, what laws does the narrator recall, and what complicated these laws?

6. How does the narrator say Antiguans feel about capitalism, and why?

7. What do tourists think about when they notice the expensive Japanese cars?

8. What do tourists consider, and what do they not consider?

9. What does the taxi driver tell the tourists about the first mansion in Section 1?

10. How does modern Antigua compare to the Antigua of the narrator's youth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which groups of people are present in the book as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of wealth in this book? What events are driven by wealth and poverty? How are the people in Antigua viewed based on their pecuniary success?

Essay Topic 3

What role does social class play in "A Small Place?" What different classes are represented and by which people?

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