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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 political affiliation does Magda Peters hold?

2. What does Minke discuss with Dr. Martinet in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Dr. Martinet learn about Minke and Annelies?

4. Who does Minke still receive letters from In Chapter 13?

5. What gift does Minke's mother give him at the wedding ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Fatso?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who says that he cannot believe, "Europeans, my teachers, my civilizers, could behave in such a way"? What is the context of this quote and what is the relevance to the person who says this line?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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