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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nyai Ontosoroh?

2. What is wrong with the girl Minke likes?

3. Where does Robert Suurhof come to visit Minke in Chapter 2?

4. How accurate does the narrator suggest his story is?

5. Where, in Chapter 3, do Minke and May go together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mr. Mellema's household like?

2. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

7. What tensions exist between natives and European blood according to Chapter 2?

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

9. How does Minke feel about Annelies at the start of Chapter 3 and what does he believe influences him to feel this way?

10. Who is Robert Suurhof?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Dutch and Europeans and the role they play in Toer's story. What aspects of Indonesian life do they control?

Essay Topic 2

How does Toer address the theme of growing up in his book? Choose two examples of examples of growth and explain how these examples contribute to the theme of coming of age.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Minke and Nyai. What role does each person fill in the other person's life? Explain two ways that Nyai helps Minke and vice versa.

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