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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 claim a person will hear the longer he listens to an interpreter?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Derision.
(c) Better grammar.
(d) Nuance and variation.

2. Where did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

3. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?
(a) His tranqulity.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His humor.
(d) His commitment to his work.

4. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?
(a) French.
(b) Indonesian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Mexican.

5. How does the narrator often get to work?
(a) By tram.
(b) By car.
(c) By boat.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of Chapter 7, whose work will the narrator be taking over?

2. Why is the narrator resentful of Jana in Chapter 6?

3. What is one thing the accused in the trial the narrator is about to start translating for has been accused of?

4. In Chapter 8, what does the first witness called say?

5. What does the narrator tell the former president her job is?

(see the answer key)

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