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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. Who does Minke still receive letters from In Chapter 13?

2. What is Minke's response in Chapter 7, to his father's request.

3. Why is Minke expelled in Chapter 17?

4. Who does Minke develop at close relationship with in Chapter 17 at the newspaper?

5. How does the doctor in Chapter 12 describe Annelies' mental state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the debate Minke faces between returning to Annelies' home and staying with the de la Croix family?

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

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

4. Who spreads rumors about Minke in Chapter 15 and what are the rumors?

5. Why, in Chapter 17, is Minke expelled from school?

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

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

8. Who is Fatso?

9. Why does Minke have a headache at the start of Chapter 11?

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

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 2

Discuss the relationship between Minke and Nyai. What role does each person fill in the other person's life? Explain two ways that Nyai helps Minke and vice versa.

Essay Topic 3

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

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