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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. Who does Sulaco side with during the fighting?
(a) General Montero
(b) Don Jose
(c) They are neutral
(d) Ribiera

2. What is the name of the Italian hotel owner?
(a) Freddie Juniper
(b) Giorgio Viola
(c) Don Giovanni
(d) Frank Garibaldi

3. Which character in this chapter cares only for the church?
(a) Padre Corbelan
(b) Mr. Gould
(c) Antonia
(d) Mr. Hirsch

4. What is the name of Don Jose's daughter?
(a) Rebecca
(b) Antonia
(c) Jana
(d) Jill

5. What does Viola think is all the Italian workers and Nostromo care about?
(a) Women and beer
(b) Getting home
(c) Work
(d) Wealth and power

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the newly-elected president in this chapter?

2. Who does Viola's wife pray will rescue them from the mob?

3. Which main character is introduced in this chapter?

4. What do the Violas resent about Nostromo?

5. How long has Ribiera been elected into the presidency?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ribiera symbolize to the nation of Costaguana?

2. In what way does the mine symbolize power and authority?

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

4. In what way does Decoud's presence cause problems for the long term residents in Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. Why is Ribiera important to the industrialists?

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

7. What is Nostromo's relationship with the aristocracy?

8. What is the chairman trying to do to build his railway?

9. How does the opening of the mine affect the local community?

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

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