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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who shows Minke, in Chapter 6, the article he wrote?
(a) Jean.
(b) Robert.
(c) Annelies.
(d) Nyai.

3. What ethnicity is Minke?
(a) Javanese.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Japanese.

4. What does Minke compare his knowledge of Japan to in Chapter 6?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) The Indies.
(d) Holland.

5. What does Annelies tell Minke about her father?
(a) He never graduated high school.
(b) He killed his wife.
(c) He did something bad.
(d) He lost their money.

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

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

8. Who can Minke not get out of his mind in Chapter 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) Annelies.
(c) Robert.
(d) The Queen.

9. What type of girl does Robert Suurhof want to find?
(a) Australian.
(b) Asian.
(c) American.
(d) European.

10. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) Minke.
(b) Sheffield.
(c) Ailee.
(d) The author.

11. What does May see on her walk in Chapter 3?
(a) A flock of seagulls.
(b) Kites.
(c) A train.
(d) A fight.

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

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

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

15. What racial groups does Minke compare in Chapter 6?
(a) Whites and natives.
(b) Americans and Indies.
(c) Europeans and Middle Easterns.
(d) Asians and Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Minke?

2. What does Minke decline to tell the reader?

3. Where is Minke's birth place located?

4. What does Robert Suurhof tell Minke about beauty?

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

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