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

2. What does Minke ask Nyai about at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Her parent's death.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her job.

3. What date is Minke's birthday?
(a) May 10th.
(b) March 31st.
(c) October 6th.
(d) August 31st.

4. What does Minke wonder if Nyai did to him ?
(a) Threatened.
(b) Bewitched.
(c) Lied.
(d) Poisoned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word nyai mean?

2. How does Annelies feel when Minke sees her In Chapter 4?

3. Where do Annelies and Minke sit and talk in Chapter 4?

4. What type of book might this story be classified as?

5. Who can Minke not get out of his mind in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Robert Suurhof?

3. What dreams does Minke reveal he has for his future in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. Describe Jean Marais' painting and what he thinks it means.

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

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

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

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

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