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

2. How does Minke feel at the start of Chapter 11?

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

4. Why is Magda Peters impressed with Nyai?

5. What is the teacher's reaction when Minke asks about the theory in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Fatso?

9. Who is involved in a chase in Chapter 16 and what does the chase lead to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Jean Marais' army status? Do Minke or Marais think there is a problem with it at the time?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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