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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. Where does Queen Welhelmina reign?
2. What does Minke ask Nyai about at the end of Chapter 4?
3. Who killed Jean Marais' wife?
4. How did Minke write his story?
5. Why does Minke's friend in Chapter 3 tell him he is capable of making wise choices?
Short Essay Questions
1. What dreams does Minke reveal he has for his future in Chapter 4?
2. Who is the narrator of "This Earth Of Mankind"?
3. Who says "I don't yet really need to reveal who I am before the eyes of others" and what does it mean?
4. 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?
5. What tensions exist between natives and European blood according to Chapter 2?
6. What does Nyai show Minke in Chapter 6 and what is she suspicious about?
7. What does the term "historical fiction" mean?
8. What does the conversation with Nyai in Chapter 6 reveal about Minke's education?
9. How did the narrator write his story? What technique did he use?
10. Describe Jean Marais' painting and what he thinks it means.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What impact did Magda have on Minke's life? What suggestion did his teacher have that resulted in notoriety for Minke?
Essay Topic 2
Define the term climax and decide where the point of climax is within the plot. Explain how the event fits the definition of climax and site examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Who says that he cannot believe, "Europeans, my teachers, my civilizers, could behave in such a way"? What is the context of this quote and what is the relevance to the person who says this line?
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