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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of book might this story be classified as?
(a) Science Fiction.
(b) Non-Fiction.
(c) Historical Fiction.
(d) Horror.

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

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

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

7. Who is Nyai Ontosoroh?
(a) A singer.
(b) A concubine.
(c) A queen.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

10. How does Annelies help Minke settle in Chapter 4?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She accepts his gift.
(c) She gives him a drink.
(d) She unpacks for him.

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

12. In Chapter 4, what does Minke bring to Annelies' house?
(a) A cat.
(b) Food.
(c) Luggage.
(d) Flowers.

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

14. Who is Mr. Mellema?
(a) A teacher
(b) A cop.
(c) A poor beggar.
(d) A wealthy businessman.

15. Why is Minke at odds with his school?
(a) He is failing.
(b) He broke a window.
(c) He is a native.
(d) He cheated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Minke's reaction to Annelies?

2. Whose story does Minke tell at dinner in Chapter 4?

3. What does Nyai think of Minke's confession to her?

4. Who does Nyai believe is an excellent example of a tragic figure?

5. What does Chapter 1 provide the readers?

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