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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. When were the expensive houses destroyed?

2. Who will lead the troops?

3. What is Pedro disappointed about in the city?

4. What does Montero ask Don Pepe in his letter?

5. On whom does Giselle have a romantic crush? on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Don Pepe's plan to protect the silver mine?

2. Why do you think that Sotillo's takeover of Sulaco is so quick and brutal?

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

4. In what does Dr. Monygham give Nostromo the chance for revenge?

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

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

7. What are Antonia and Gould's real concerns?

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

9. In what way do the town leaders show their true colors in Part 3, Chapter 1?

10. How does Nostromo start getting the silver into his possession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the locations Conrad uses in the novel.

1) What effect does the location Conrad uses have on the tone of the book?

2) Pick one location and think in what way this location affects the actions of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the early 20th century. How does Conrad express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Nostromo is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after Nostromo that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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