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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 Annelies tell Minke about her father?

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

3. Who is the narrator in Chapter 6?

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

5. Who killed Jean Marais' wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator ensure that this story could apply to any young Indonesian?

3. Who is Robert Suurhof?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main conflict in Toer's story? How does this conflict dictate the events in Minke's life?

Essay Topic 2

When considering Pramoedya Ananta Toer's life, where do you believe he found the inspiration for his book? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? Do you believe any of this story to be based on true events?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the plot and subplot in Toer's book. Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does Toer effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

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