1. What is the text about?

The text is about Raden Adjeng Kartini.

2. Why did Kartini have a chance to go to a Dutch school?

Kartini had the chance to go to a Dutch school because her father, Sosroningrat, was a Javanese aristocrat working for the Dutch colonial government.

3. What did she get from that school?

The school opened her eyes to Western ideals.

4. Beside lessons at school, what other thing did she learn?

Beside lessons from school, Kartini learned how to sew from a regent's wife, Mrs. Marie Ovink-Soer.

5. What did Javanese tradition dictate the women to do?

Javanese tradition dictated that when women reached adolescence, they took sheltered existence deemed appropriate for young women. The traditions included forced marriages at a young age, which denied women the freedom to pursue an education.

6. With whom did Kartini marry?

Kartini was married to the regent of Rembang, Raden Adipati Joyodiningrat.

7. Why didn't Kartini take a scholarship to study abroad?

Kartini didn't take the scholarship because the marriage dashed her hopes of accepting it.

8. What was Kartini's purpose to build the school for Javanese girls?

The school was to teach girls a progressive, Western-based curriculum. To Kartini, the ideal education for a young woman encouraged empowerment and enlightment.

9. What is the title of Kartini's book?

The title of Kartini's book is "From Darkness to Light: Thoughts About and on Behalf of the Javanese People."

10. What is the book about?

The book was a collection of Kartini's letters to Mrs. Marie Ovink-Soer and her Dutch schoolmates, protesting the gender inequality of Javanese traditions.