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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. What does May see on her walk in Chapter 3?

2. What does Minke dream about doing with his stories?

3. What does Minke ask Nyai about at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What does Minke wonder if Nyai did to him ?

5. Who is Mr. Mellema?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Minke's education.

9. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 4?

10. What is colonization and how does it effect this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the character of Minke. How does Minke change from the beginning to the end of the book? Why? Do you believe Minke is innocent at the start of the book? Choose one other character in the book (other than Annelies and Nyai) and explain their relationship with Minke.

Essay Topic 3

Minke meets many interesting people in the book. These people influence his life in many ways. Choose one person or couple he meets that influence his life and explain the positive and negative aspects of that influence

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