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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 183 - 225).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes the narrator's partner in the booth in Chapter 13?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Robert.
(c) Harold.
(d) Helen.

2. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?
(a) A lot of dog poop on the street.
(b) Men picking up cigarette butts from cobblestones.
(c) Street performers.
(d) Many cats.

3. Why is Adriaan traveling in Chapter 7?
(a) To ask his wife, Gaby, for a divorce.
(b) To go to his brother's wedding.
(c) To buy a house outside the country.
(d) To see his sick mother.

4. What question of the prosecutor's does Kees object to, that the witness still answers, in Chapter 13?
(a) Whether she was part of a political party.
(b) Whether she could ever recover from this trauma.
(c) Whether her relatives were part of a political party.
(d) Whether the men who killed her family belonged to groups mobilized by the former president.

5. What do Anton, Eline and the narrator drink during dinner?
(a) Wine.
(b) Absinthe.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?

2. What is the main reason the narrator wants to stay in The Hague?

3. What does Bettina say about the Dutch as a people?

4. Who is Anton meeting at the restaurant in Chapter 14?

5. Who does the narrator meet for dinner in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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