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

2. What is this story about?
(a) First love.
(b) War.
(c) Understanding roots.
(d) Folktales.

3. What does Minke decline to tell the reader?
(a) His location.
(b) His mother's name.
(c) His true identity.
(d) His age.

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

5. What does Minke's school teach him?
(a) To fight.
(b) To play Lacrosse.
(c) How to take notes.
(d) How to speak Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annelies help Minke settle in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Queen Welhelmina reign?

3. Who tells Minke the story of how Nyai became a nyai?

4. Where does Annelies find the three unread letters?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the significance of Jean Marais being a private first class in the army?

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

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

6. What event changed Herman Mellema forever?

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

8. What illness does Annelies suffer from in Chapter 4? How is she cured?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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