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

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

3. What kind of work does the narrator do?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Writing.
(c) Interpreting and translating.
(d) Practicing medicine.

4. What feature of her apartment does the narrator use often?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The fancy heated floors in the bathroom.
(c) The two ovens.
(d) The gym downstairs.

5. Where is The Hague physically situated?
(a) On the North Sea.
(b) On the English Channel.
(c) On the Mediterranean Sea.
(d) On the Dead Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the accused so angry in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Adriaan tell the narrator about Kees's personality?

4. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator say an interpreter might sound like to a layperson at first?

(see the answer key)

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