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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) Jean.
(b) Minke.
(c) Annelies.
(d) May.

2. Who does Nyai believe is an excellent example of a tragic figure?
(a) May.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jean.
(d) Minke.

3. What does Minke dream about doing with his stories?
(a) Making them into a TV show.
(b) Making a play.
(c) Publishing them.
(d) Turning them into a hit CD.

4. Where does Minke go to school?
(a) A university in England.
(b) He is home-schooled.
(c) One of the worst schools in the Indies.
(d) One of the best schools in the Indies.

5. At the start of Chapter 4, what is wrong with Annelies?
(a) She is sick.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) She failed a class.
(d) She fought with her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robert feel towards Minka in Chapter 6?

2. Where, in Chapter 3, do Minke and May go together?

3. What does Minke's school teach him?

4. What photo does Minke express appreciation for In Chapter 2?

5. What does Chapter 1 provide the readers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nyai strive to be the best companion to Herman Mellema?

2. What event changed Herman Mellema forever?

3. What is the significance of the men in Annelies' family not joining them for dinner in Chapter 4?

4. Describe Minke's education.

5. What dreams does Minke reveal he has for his future in Chapter 4?

6. What is Mr. Mellema's household like?

7. Describe Jean Marais' painting and what he thinks it means.

8. Who says in Chapter 3, "love is beautiful, Minke, very, very beautiful, but perhaps disaster follows. You must dare to face its consequences", and what does this quote mean in the context of the story?

9. What advice does Jean Marais give to Minke about Annelies in Chapter 3?

10. What is the significance of Jean Marais being a private first class in the army?

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