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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Jean Marais hold in the army?
(a) Second class.
(b) Cook.
(c) Private first class.
(d) Dish washer.

2. Where, in Chapter 3, do Minke and May go together?
(a) The movies.
(b) The park.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The beach.

3. Why was Nyai kept in the house at age 13?
(a) She lied to her parents.
(b) She had to work.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) She was ugly.

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

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

6. What does Nyai want for Annelies?
(a) An arranged marriage.
(b) All the wealth in the land.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To marry whomever she wants.

7. Why does Annelies leave her conversation with Minke in Chapter 4?
(a) To visit friends.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To wash her hair.
(d) To go to work.

8. Who does Minke consult for advice in Chapter 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His sister.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is wrong with the girl Minke likes?
(a) She is five years younger.
(b) She is socially unacceptable.
(c) She is older.
(d) She joins the army.

15. What type of school does Minke attend?
(a) Army.
(b) European influenced.
(c) Catholic.
(d) American.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Mellema?

2. Why did Jean Marais come to the island?

3. What does Minke wonder if Nyai did to him ?

4. Who does Nyai invite to become Annelies' little sister?

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

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