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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 91 - 136).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think of her colleague Robert?
(a) He is affable and charming.
(b) He is suspicious-looking.
(c) He is always angry.
(d) He is reticent.

2. What does the narrator notice the former president - the accused - wearing at his trial?
(a) A navy suit.
(b) A tacky t-shirt.
(c) A flag pin.
(d) A polo shirt.

3. Who has the Court detained in Chapter 5?
(a) A well-known jihadist.
(b) A former secretary of state of the United States.
(c) A sitting president of a South American nation.
(d) A former Russian president.

4. What does Adriaan tell the narrator about Kees's personality?
(a) He is petty and frivolous.
(b) He is always angry.
(c) He is very kind-hearted.
(d) He is conniving.

5. Why does Kees tell the narrator it is useful for the defense team to have her there?
(a) It is good for them to have someone there who never seems to get too angry.
(b) It is good for them to gauge her reactions to the content of their conversations.
(c) It is good for them to have someone who can tell a good joke.
(d) It is good for them to have someone who can break the tension.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has just passed away in the narrator's family?

2. What does the former president wear in the meeting of the defense team in Chapter 9?

3. Who is the narrator shocked to see at the trial she begins working on in Chapter 7?

4. What does Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?

5. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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