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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 is the significance of what Minke brings to Annelies' home in Chapter 4?
(a) He wants her to be a friend.
(b) He plans to stay.
(c) Her family is starving.
(d) He knows she loves animals.

2. What does Nyai request in the letter she sends to Minke?
(a) That he return to school.
(b) That he visit.
(c) That he never return.
(d) That he attend church with them.

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

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

5. Where does Queen Welhelmina reign?
(a) Holland.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did critics think of Jean Marais ?

2. What photo does Minke express appreciation for In Chapter 2?

3. Who killed Jean Marais' wife?

4. What does the word nyai mean?

5. What does Nyai want for Annelies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who says in Chapter 3, "love is beautiful, Minke, very, very beautiful, but perhaps disaster follows. You must dare to face its consequences", and what does this quote mean in the context of the story?

4. What is Nyai's response to Minke's article?

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

6. Why is Minke conflicted over the social status of Annelies' family?

7. What does Nyai reveal about her life in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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