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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. In Chapter 11, who does Minke decide to cut out of his life?
(a) Robert.
(b) Fatso.
(c) Annelies.
(d) Jean.

2. In Chapter 13, what does Minke discuss with Jean?
(a) America.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Colonial wars.
(d) Economics.

3. In Chapter 13, who gives Minke's article a bad review?
(a) Jacques.
(b) May.
(c) Annelies.
(d) Robert Suurhof.

4. What name does Minke give the Chinese man he sees on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) Tau lu.
(b) Phillipe.
(c) Fatso.
(d) Sticks.

5. Whose body do the characters discover in the brothel?
(a) Nyia.
(b) Herman.
(c) May.
(d) Jean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose home does Minke visit in Chapter 7?

2. What time is Minke awakened in Chapter 7?

3. What gift does Minke's mother give him at the wedding ceremony?

4. Who does Maiko belong to?

5. In Chapter 9, who is Robert Mellema introduced to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Nyai and Annelies afraid in Chapter 9?

2. Who reveals that Minke wrote the article in Chapter 13 and who comes to his defense?

3. Who spreads rumors about Minke in Chapter 15 and what are the rumors?

4. Why, in Chapter 17, is Minke expelled from school?

5. What does it appear Minke's mother wants for her son at the wedding?

6. What happens when Robert returns home to Nyai in Chapter 10?

7. Who is Fatso?

8. Why does Nyai wake Minke up in the early morning in Chapter 7?

9. What happens in the court case at the end of Chapter 16?

10. Why is Minke able to graduate school despite his expulsion?

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