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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. What is startling about Anton's appearance in Chapter 12?
(a) He is badly bruised from his mugging.
(b) His hair is a very stark bleached color.
(c) His head is completely shaved.
(d) He is in a wheelchair, which the narrator did not expect.

2. Who is the artist of the painting that the narrator is transfixed by in Chapter 10?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) Judith Leyster.
(c) Henry Farinson.
(d) Holston.

3. What does the narrator tell Bettina about the offer of a permanent job at the court?
(a) She will take it, but she needs three months off first.
(b) She will take it after she gets married.
(c) She cannot take it.
(d) She will take it.

4. What does the narrator think many of the Court's defendants share?
(a) Musical talent.
(b) Good physical looks.
(c) A kind of magnetism or charisma.
(d) Anger.

5. What is unusual about Anton's cane?
(a) It is very cheap-looking.
(b) It is old-fashioned and ornate.
(c) It glows.
(d) It is bright purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?

2. What feature of her apartment does the narrator use often?

3. What does Kees tell the narrator in Chapter 10 that upsets her greatly?

4. In Chapter 11, how does the narrator begin feeling about Adriaan?

5. Why does Kees tell the narrator it is useful for the defense team to have her there?

(see the answer key)

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