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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 Decoud beg not to surrender?
(a) Mr. Gould
(b) Montero's army
(c) The town leaders
(d) Ribiera

2. What sound welcomes Pedro Montero to the town?
(a) Church bells
(b) Drums
(c) Jeers
(d) Car horns

3. Where were the three men taken prisoner?
(a) Giorgio's hotel
(b) The silver mine
(c) The lighthouse
(d) Mr. Gould's house

4. Which character is the reader reintroduced to in this chapter?
(a) Hirsch
(b) Nostromo
(c) Decoud
(d) Ribiera

5. What does Giorgio now own on the islets?
(a) A ship
(b) A bar
(c) A hostel
(d) A lighthouse

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the chief engineer help the townspeople?

2. What does Gould vow to destroy?

3. Who do the doctor and the engineer wonder is trustworthy?

4. What kind of childhood did Pedro have?

5. With whom does Sulaco establish international ties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the silver corrupting the characters?

2. Describe the collision between the two boats in Part 2, Chapter 8.

3. How does Nostromo's role as a servant help him to take the silver?

4. In what way can Pedro be seen as a weak character?

5. What does Decoud write in his letter to his sister?

6. How does Pedro try to convince Gould to hand over his mine?

7. How has the town changed when Mr. Gould arrives back in town?

8. Why is Nostromo so angry in Part 3, Chapter 8?

9. What is Sotillo's plan once he gets to Sulaco?

10. What does Mrs. Viola tell Nostromo on her deathbed?

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