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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 does Nostromo say is his one goal in life?
(a) To have a reputation
(b) To see his homeland again
(c) To die a hero
(d) To sail a boat

2. What is Hernandez's position in society
(a) A doctor
(b) A greengrocer
(c) A bandit
(d) A lawyer

3. How many prisoners does Sotillo have in total?
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Eight
(d) Five

4. What is Nostromo's new nickname?
(a) Nostril
(b) Captain Fidanza
(c) Lucky Parrot
(d) Captain Loot

5. To whom is Nostromo secretly attracted?
(a) Antonia
(b) Giselle
(c) Linda
(d) Mrs. Gould

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Linda's father?

2. Which of the following characters is not being held prisoner by Sotillo?

3. Where were the three men taken prisoner?

4. What does Pedro offer Gould?

5. Who is asked to lead the delegation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the silver changing Nostromo's life?

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

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

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

5. How does the news of Nostromo and Decoud's supposed deaths prove their peers' real opinion of them?

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

7. Describe Montero's entrance into the town.

8. How is the silver corrupting the characters?

9. In what can Don Pepe be seen as one of the novel's stronger characters?

10. What does Captain Mitchell say on his tours around the Occidental Republic?

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