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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Annelies react to the letters Minke reads her?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Jealous.

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

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

4. What issue does this book explore?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) Colonialism.
(d) Marxism.

5. Where do Annelies and Minke sit and talk in Chapter 4?
(a) The garden.
(b) The family restaurant.
(c) The beach.
(d) Minke's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the actual events did Minke write the book?

2. Who tells Minke the story of how Nyai became a nyai?

3. In what century does "This Earth of Mankind" take place?

4. What does Minke boast about at the start of Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 9, who is Robert Mellema introduced to?

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