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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 is wrong with the girl Minke likes?

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

3. What does Minke decline to tell the reader?

4. Why does Minke agree to go with Robert Suurhof in Chapter 2?

5. How did Minke write his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Minke's education.

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

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

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

5. What does Annelies find in Minke's luggage and what does Minke tell her about the items?

6. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do the mysterious letters play in the story? Who are they from and who sends them? What other role do secrets play in this story?

Essay Topic 2

What role does education play in Toer's story? How does the author demonstrate that there are many types of education, each with its own value?

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.

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