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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the narrator moved to recently in Chapter 1?
(a) The Hague.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Barcelona.

2. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?
(a) Work.
(b) Dinner at Jana's.
(c) Her own wedding.
(d) Adriaan's award ceremony.

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

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

5. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?
(a) A translator.
(b) A foreigner.
(c) A thief.
(d) A prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator often get to work?

2. What is Kees's relationship with Adriaan's wife?

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

4. Who bought the expensive coffee and cappuccino machine in Adriaan's apartment?

5. Who did Adriaan's house once belong to?

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