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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. Where do Sotillo's soldiers take Mitchell?

2. From whom does Decoud ask Gould to get financial support?

3. Which character returns to town at the beginning of the chapter?

4. Who does Decoud beg not to surrender?

5. Why has Nostromo been out sailing for months?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Montero's entrance into the town.

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

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

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

8. How is the silver threatening to ruin Nostromo's life?

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

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

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 2

Look at the general history of South America.

1) What was their original language? What was there culture? What relationship did South American countries have with each other?

2) How much did Europeans change South America? How much of their original culture do you think South America has lost? Have they benefited from being colonized?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "Nostromo is a true reflection of South American politics." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

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