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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. Why is Bird's less ruthless son not a threat to Antiguans?

2. What happens to honest ministers which encourages other ministers to be corrupt?

3. Who brought Africans to Antigua?

4. What are used as havens for drug smuggling in Antigua?

5. How are the Antiguan utility companies set up?

Short Essay Questions

1. When are Africans brought to Antigua, by whom, and why?

2. What role do the slave records play in Section 3?

3. What do the Syrians and Lebanese do in Antigua?

4. What does the narrator compare to Antigua in Section 4, and how does she use this analogy?

5. How does the narrator describe Antigua at the beginning of Section 4?

6. How are slaves and slaveholders viewed by the narrator in Section 4?

7. In Section 4, what role does emancipation play?

8. Why do all Antiguan ministers possess green cards, and what happens to honest ministers?

9. Describe the Redonda stamp scandal.

10. Describe the only two Prime Ministers that Antigua has had in the thirty years that it has been a self-governing nation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does racism play in the book? Is it prominent, or in the background? Who displays racism in this book?

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

How does the sarcastic tone of the book affect comprehension of "A Small Place?" Why is this tone used, and what is its result?

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