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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. What does Nostromo assume has happened to Decoud?

2. How does Sotillo avoid Pedro?

3. Why is Nostromo resentful towards the doctor?

4. Whose dead body do Nostromo and the doctor discover?

5. Pedro want his imperial democracy to be in the tradition of ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Hirsch killed?

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

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

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

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

9. In what does Gould still hold power over Pedro in Part 3, Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine South American culture. What influence has it had on the world as a whole? What is Conrad's view on South America? What does this say about Conrad's political views? Does he disagree with foreigners like Charles Gould having so much influence?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the responsibility that comes with power. How much self restraint does, for example, a president have to have? Is it possible for him always to implement his own ideas? Does a strong societal structure create good leaders?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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