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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. In Chapter 7, why is Minke woken up?

2. What does Nyai's letter in Chapter 11 inform Minke of?

3. What does Minke write an article about in Chapter 17?

4. What happens in Chapter 12 when Minke visits Annelies?

5. What name does Minke give the Chinese man he sees on the train in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Robert goes to the brothel in Chapter 9 and 10?

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

3. Why is Minke able to graduate school despite his expulsion?

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

5. What does Annelies reveal to Minke at the end of Chapter 14?

6. Why are Nyai and Annelies afraid in Chapter 9?

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

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

9. What happens when Robert returns home to Nyai in Chapter 10?

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

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

Describe the Dutch and Europeans and the role they play in Toer's story. What aspects of Indonesian life do they control?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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