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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. Who is the narrator shocked to see at the trial she begins working on in Chapter 7?
(a) Adriaan.
(b) Kees.
(c) Jana.
(d) Helen.

2. How does Jana first meet Eline?
(a) They are neighbors.
(b) They met at work.
(c) They met at a bar.
(d) Eline is Anton's brother, the man who was attacked outside Jana's apartment.

3. In Chapter 5, what unusual assignment is the narrator given?
(a) To translate for a famous lawyer.
(b) To travel on a plane to translate in transit for a person who is accused.
(c) To clean the bathrooms.
(d) To come to the detention center in the middle of the night to interpret for a new person accused of crimes.

4. What does the narrator think is the purpose of the defense lawyers touching and talking with the accused?
(a) To humanize the accused.
(b) To pacify the accused.
(c) To make the judges angry.
(d) To make the people in the gallery angry.

5. Who becomes the narrator's partner in the booth in Chapter 13?
(a) Robert.
(b) Harold.
(c) Helen.
(d) Bettina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?

2. What painting enchants the narrator in Chapter 10?

3. What is startling about Anton's appearance in Chapter 12?

4. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?

5. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?

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