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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 Dr. Martinet advise Nyai of?

2. What ceremony does Minke's father want him to translate?

3. In Chapter 13, who gives Minke's article a bad review?

4. Why, in Chapter 15, are rumors spread about Minke?

5. Who does Minke see in Chapter 16 that causes him to worry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annelies act in Chapter 12 and what does the doctor tell Minke he must do? What is his reaction?

2. Who is involved in a chase in Chapter 16 and what does the chase lead to?

3. Why does Nyai wake Minke up in the early morning in Chapter 7?

4. What does it appear Minke's mother wants for her son at the wedding?

5. Who is the bupati and why is Minke brought to him?

6. What happens when Minke asks his teachers about the Association Theory?

7. What does the bupati ask Minke to do for him in Chapter 7?

8. Who is Dr. Martinet and what does Minke learn from him?

9. How have things changed when Minke returns to school in Chapter 13?

10. What causes Minke to return to Annelies in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Define the term foreshadow. How does Pramoedya Ananta Toer use foreshadowing in his book? Provide two examples of foreshadowing and the events they predict.

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