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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. Whose body do the characters discover in the brothel?

2. In Chapter 7, why is Minke woken up?

3. In Chapter 11, who does Minke decide to cut out of his life?

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

5. What does Dr. Martinet advise Nyai of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Minke warned to stay away from Magda Peters?

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. What happens in the court case at the end of Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does colonization play in Toer's story? Choose two characters and explain their opinion of colonization and how it influences their lives.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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