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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Annelies find the three unread letters?
(a) Minke's luggage.
(b) In the mailbox.
(c) Minke's jacket.
(d) Under her bed.

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

3. Who tells Minke the story of how Nyai became a nyai?
(a) Annelies.
(b) May.
(c) Jean.
(d) Robert.

4. How did Minke write his story?
(a) On a computer.
(b) On parchment.
(c) Through email.
(d) From notes he took.

5. What does Minke's school teach him?
(a) To fight.
(b) How to take notes.
(c) To play Lacrosse.
(d) How to speak Latin.

6. Where did Jean Marais live before the island?
(a) Moscow.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hong Kong.

7. What is Nyai's real name?
(a) Jesslyn.
(b) Maikim.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sanikem.

8. In Chapter 6, who does Minke receive an invitation from?
(a) Nyai.
(b) Robert Mellema.
(c) Jean.
(d) May.

9. How old is Minke?
(a) 24.
(b) An old man.
(c) At the brink of manhood.
(d) 6.

10. What does Nyai think of Minke's confession to her?
(a) She is proud of him.
(b) She cries.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She is embarrassed.

11. What job did Nyai's father want?
(a) Painter.
(b) Paymaster.
(c) Writer.
(d) Factory worker.

12. What does the word nyai mean?
(a) First born.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Concubine.
(d) Heavenly woman.

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

14. What does Jean Marais do?
(a) Act.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Paint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the book?

2. Where does Minke go at the start of Chapter 3?

3. Who does Minke consult for advice in Chapter 3?

4. What does Minke state the actual events are now combined with?

5. What does Nyai want for Annelies?

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