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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. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?
(a) Amina.
(b) Jana.
(c) Helen.
(d) Bettina.

2. What does Amina tell the narrator about Kees?
(a) He has a reputation for sexually harassing women.
(b) He has a reputation for being a good mentor.
(c) He is meant to be very good at his job.
(d) He has a reputation for financial problems.

3. What does the narrator do at Jana's exhibit in Chapter 10?
(a) Goes off on her own to look at paintings in the gallery's permanent collection.
(b) Leaves very early.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Cries.

4. Who is Adriaan's wife?
(a) Jana.
(b) Gaby.
(c) Helen.
(d) Bettina.

5. How does Kees's audacity make the narrator feel?
(a) Aroused.
(b) Deadened and amazed.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the translators sit during the trials at the Court?

2. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?

3. In Chapter 9, how does the narrator feel when staying in Adriaan's apartment?

4. At the end of Chapter 8, what is the author's impression of the former president?

5. In Chapter 7, where does Adriaan say he is going to travel?

(see the answer key)

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