View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Minke?
(a) At the brink of manhood.
(b) An old man.
(c) 24.
(d) 6.

2. What ethnicity is Minke?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) Javanese.
(d) Japanese.

3. What is Nyai's real name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jesslyn.
(c) Maikim.
(d) Sanikem.

4. Who provided Nyai with her education?
(a) Hardvard.
(b) Herman Mellema,
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Her mother.

5. In Chapter 6, who does Minke receive an invitation from?
(a) Nyai.
(b) Jean.
(c) May.
(d) Robert Mellema.

6. What racial groups does Minke compare in Chapter 6?
(a) Americans and Indies.
(b) Asians and Americans.
(c) Whites and natives.
(d) Europeans and Middle Easterns.

7. How does Minke expect Nyai to react to his confession?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pride.

8. What does May see on her walk in Chapter 3?
(a) Kites.
(b) A train.
(c) A fight.
(d) A flock of seagulls.

9. What does Minke state the actual events are now combined with?
(a) Truth.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Hate.
(d) Lies.

10. Why does Robert Mellema think about turning his guests away?
(a) One is a native.
(b) He has company.
(c) They are smelly.
(d) He doesn't like people.

11. What does Minke boast about at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) His car.
(b) His education.
(c) His wife.
(d) His money.

12. What does Nyai want for Annelies?
(a) To marry whomever she wants.
(b) An arranged marriage.
(c) To move to America.
(d) All the wealth in the land.

13. Who told Herman to divorce his wife according to Nyai?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His child.

14. What date is Minke's birthday?
(a) May 10th.
(b) August 31st.
(c) October 6th.
(d) March 31st.

15. What type of girl does Robert Suurhof want to find?
(a) Asian.
(b) American.
(c) Australian.
(d) European.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Minke go to school?

2. How does Nyai describe her father in Chapter 5?

3. What issue does this book explore?

4. Where did Jean Marais live before the island?

5. What is Minke's reaction to Annelies?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 322 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample