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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. Why does Minke agree to go with Robert Suurhof in Chapter 2?
(a) He is forced to go.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) He does not believe him.
(d) Robert Suurhof owes him money.

2. What does Jean Marais tell Minke about love?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It always ends happily.
(c) It should be avoided.
(d) It stinks.

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

4. Why did Jean Marais come to the island?
(a) He ran out of money.
(b) His wife wanted a change of scenery.
(c) He was exiled.
(d) He loved beaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annelies ask about the letters in Chapter 4?

2. How does Nyai describe her father in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Mr. Mellema?

4. What does Minke decline to tell the reader?

5. Why does Robert Mellema think about turning his guests away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 4?

2. What is the significance of the men in Annelies' family not joining them for dinner in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who says "I don't yet really need to reveal who I am before the eyes of others" and what does it mean?

5. How does the narrator ensure that this story could apply to any young Indonesian?

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

7. Why is Minke amazed by Nyia's education?

8. What does the term "historical fiction" mean?

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

10. Who does Minke speak to at the start of Chapter 6 and how does the conversation go?

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