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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Minke confused about concubines?
(a) How they can have children.
(b) Why they live on the island.
(c) Why they go to church.
(d) Why they are low class.

2. What are some forms of progress Minke sees on the island?
(a) Fire.
(b) Trains and photos.
(c) Televisions.
(d) Laptops.

3. How does Minke expect Nyai to react to his confession?
(a) Pride.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

4. Why does Nyai say Annelies was taken out of school?
(a) School was too easy.
(b) She had to work.
(c) She failed English.
(d) She was sick.

5. Who sent orders to kill Minke in Chapter 8?
(a) Robert Mellema.
(b) Nyai.
(c) Jean.
(d) Fatso.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nyai describe her father in Chapter 5?

2. Who provided Nyai with her education?

3. Where does Robert Suurhof come to visit Minke in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who comes into the room while Minke and Jean Marais speak in Chapter 3?

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