View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kees's audacity make the narrator feel?
(a) Deadened and amazed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Aroused.

2. In Chapter 2, what part of the city does the narrator live in?
(a) By the coast.
(b) The gentrifying part of town.
(c) The city center.
(d) In Old Town.

3. What does the narrator tell Adriaan about the former president when he asks about him?
(a) He is probably going to die soon of old age.
(b) He is needlessly cruel.
(c) He is petty and vain, but the former president understands the depths of human behavior.
(d) He is very intelligent.

4. Why does the witness in Chapter 13 believe the soldiers spared her?
(a) The soldiers did not see her in the house.
(b) She ran away.
(c) They did not think she was worth using a bullet on.
(d) Her father begged for her life.

5. Which friends of Anton's does he tell a demeaning story about at dinner?
(a) Helen and Stephen.
(b) Jennifer and Sven.
(c) Lars and Lotte.
(d) Marco and Sally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises the narrator about the former president in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 12, what big step does the narrator take in her relationship with Adriaan?

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

4. What does the narrator tell Bettina about the offer of a permanent job at the court?

5. How many children does Eline have?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 333 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample