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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 does Nostromo meet in the Custom House?

2. What kind of ship does Nostromo hear in this chapter?

3. What does Monygham now think has happened to the silver?

4. What does Montero wish to establish in the city?

5. Which two characters discuss the future of the town and the mine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Montero's entrance into the town.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Conrad's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

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