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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. How does Minke's relationship with his friends change in Chapter 13?

2. Why is Magda Peters impressed with Nyai?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Minke discuss with Jean?

4. What type of wedding ceremony do Annelies and Minke have?

5. Why does Minke say he is not returning home with Annelies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.

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