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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 Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?
(a) Take care.
(b) I will imagine you here while I'm away.
(c) Please treat the place well.
(d) I love you.

2. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

3. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Perplexed.
(d) Angry.

4. What language does the narrator speak to the accused in Chapter 5?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

5. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?
(a) It is all a matter of opinion.
(b) It is the one thing a person can count on.
(c) It can all crumble in an instant, without notice.
(d) It is helped tremendously by wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?

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

3. Where has the narrator moved to recently in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 5, what do Adriaan and the narrator have for breakfast together?

5. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?

(see the answer key)

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