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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 home does Minke visit in Chapter 7?

2. What type of party does Minke have in Chapter 18?

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

4. Why is Minke invited as a guest in Chapter 7 to someone's home?

5. Why is Magda Peters impressed with Nyai?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Association Theory and who tells Minke about it?

6. Who reveals that Minke wrote the article in Chapter 13 and who comes to his defense?

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

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

9. Who is Fatso?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What role do the mysterious letters play in the story? Who are they from and who sends them? What other role do secrets play in this story?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did Magda have on Minke's life? What suggestion did his teacher have that resulted in notoriety for Minke?

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