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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why has Don Jose moved to Sulaco?

3. Where does Don Jose want Decoud to encourage support?

4. What do the Americans have to cut through to get to the mine?

5. What do the Violas call Nostromo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the history of the silver mine as outlined in Chapter 6, Part 1?

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

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

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

6. How do President Ribiera's problems start?

7. How do the Goulds settle into Sulaco?

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

9. What do you think the silver mine represents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following statement: "The ideas in Nostromo are universal and therefore still relevant today." Using two examples from the book, write an essay either for or against the statement.

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in South America.

1) What meaning does South America bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in South America?

2) How different do you think today's South America is to the South America in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's South America?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Antonia and Decoud.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

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