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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 137 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eline do for a living?
(a) Translator.
(b) Singer.
(c) Art history professor.
(d) Writer.

2. What is unusual about Anton's cane?
(a) It is very cheap-looking.
(b) It glows.
(c) It is bright purple.
(d) It is old-fashioned and ornate.

3. In Chapter 5, who summons the narrator to speak at work?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Helen.
(c) Robert.
(d) Amina.

4. What does Jana say she thinks of Adriaan?
(a) He is kind, which is a rarity.
(b) He seems arrogant.
(c) He seems too good to be true.
(d) He seems reserved.

5. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?
(a) To find Anton's bookstore in Old Town.
(b) To Helen's.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To her favorite pastry shop she would go to with Adriaan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eline tell the narrator she is concerned about in world affairs?

2. What happens the first time the narrator speaks to translate at the trial of the former president?

3. What does Anton remember most vividly about his mugging?

4. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?

5. How does Jana first meet Eline?

(see the answer key)

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