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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. What do the Americans do to confirm their location?
(a) Sing
(b) Send up smoke
(c) Shoot their rifles
(d) Hoist a flag

2. What kind of articles does Decoud write for Europeans?
(a) About Costaguana
(b) About literature
(c) About art
(d) About America

3. How many months' worth of silver does Mr. Gould bring back to the harbor?
(a) Six months
(b) Four months
(c) Eight months
(d) Two years

4. What was Don Pepe's previous job?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A soldier
(c) A miner
(d) A doctor

5. What nationality is Nostromo?
(a) British
(b) Italian
(c) Nigerian
(d) Polish

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nostromo mean in Italian?

2. Martin Decoud's native country is _________.

3. With what does Sir John ask the Goulds to help him?

4. What is the name of the town?

5. What is Mr. Gould's nickname among the foreign residents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ribiera important to the industrialists?

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

3. Why is the OSN an important presence in the novel?

4. How do the Goulds settle into Sulaco?

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

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

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

8. Describe the Gould family.

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

10. What do you think the silver mine represents?

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