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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. Who does Nyai invite to become Annelies' little sister?

3. Why is Minke at odds with his school?

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

5. Why does Nyai say Annelies was taken out of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event changed Herman Mellema forever?

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

3. How does Nyai treat Minke? Why might she treat him this way?

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. Why is Minke amazed by Nyia's education?

7. How did the narrator write his story? What technique did he use?

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

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

10. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 4?

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

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

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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