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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. Why are more people coming to the town?
(a) For the silver
(b) To meet Mr. Gould
(c) In search of work and security
(d) For holidays

2. Who does Viola's wife pray will rescue them from the mob?
(a) Joseph Mitchell
(b) Nostromo
(c) Garibaldi
(d) God

3. Who does Gould have to send a decree to to build villages near the mine?
(a) Minister of the Interior
(b) The President
(c) The Ambassador
(d) The Minister of Foreign Affairs

4. Which family's routine is described in this chapter?
(a) The Mitchells
(b) The Violas
(c) The Garraldis
(d) The Battistas

5. What is the name of the tyrant who has been overthrown?
(a) Guzman Bento
(b) Sergei Ribieria
(c) Antonie di Sica
(d) Jose Sulaco

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the railway's chairman?

2. What is the name of Don Jose's daughter?

3. Who lives in a lonely hut in the little bay?

4. What kind of articles does Decoud write for the Costaguanan people?

5. What does Decoud want to become independent from Costaguana?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe General Barrios.

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

3. Why is Giorgio disappointed with the other Italians in the area?

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

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

6. In what way does this chapter show the power of Charles Gould and his silver mine?

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

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

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

10. Describe Martin Decoud.

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