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

2. What does the accused do immediately in Chapter 5 after the officials are done speaking with him?
(a) Eat.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Pray.

3. What does the narrator decide to do with Adriaan's keys?
(a) Leave them right in the door.
(b) Slip them under the mat.
(c) Keep them.
(d) Put them in the mail.

4. What does the narrator once again remember about interpretation while she is working with the former president and his defense team?
(a) It is nothing she ever pictured herself doing.
(b) It can be profoundly disorienting.
(c) It can lead to some funny moments.
(d) It can be thrilling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. What does the former president do as a signal to his own supporters?

5. What does the narrator tell the former president her job is?

(see the answer key)

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