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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Minke admit to Nyai in Chapter 6?
(a) He wrote the article.
(b) He is going to war.
(c) He loves Annelies.
(d) He is moving.

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

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

4. Why does Robert Mellema think about turning his guests away?
(a) He doesn't like people.
(b) One is a native.
(c) They are smelly.
(d) He has company.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Minke agree to go with Robert Suurhof in Chapter 2?

3. What racial groups does Minke compare in Chapter 6?

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

5. What date is Minke's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annelies tell Minke about Nyai in Chapter 5?

2. What does the conversation with Nyai in Chapter 6 reveal about Minke's education?

3. How did Nyai strive to be the best companion to Herman Mellema?

4. What advances does Minke say have been seen on the island.

5. Who is the narrator of "This Earth Of Mankind"?

6. What advice does Jean Marais give to Minke about Annelies in Chapter 3?

7. Who is Robert Suurhof?

8. What is colonization and how does it effect this story?

9. What tensions exist between natives and European blood according to Chapter 2?

10. How does Nyai treat Minke? Why might she treat him this way?

(see the answer keys)

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