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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 does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?
(a) She loves the work.
(b) She needs to decide soon whether or not to stay at the Court.
(c) The work is not without complication.
(d) She really dislikes the work.

2. What does Kees tell the narrator in Chapter 10 that upsets her greatly?
(a) Adriaan has been trying to get back together with Gaby.
(b) Adriaan is actually in quite a precarious financial situation.
(c) Adriaan and Kees once had a romantic relationship.
(d) Adriaan is back in The Hague.

3. What does Amina tell the narrator about Kees?
(a) He is meant to be very good at his job.
(b) He has a reputation for sexually harassing women.
(c) He has a reputation for being a good mentor.
(d) He has a reputation for financial problems.

4. What does Adriaan tell the narrator about Kees's personality?
(a) He is petty and frivolous.
(b) He is conniving.
(c) He is always angry.
(d) He is very kind-hearted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who bought the expensive coffee and cappuccino machine in Adriaan's apartment?

3. In the end of Chapter 7, whose work will the narrator be taking over?

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

5. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?

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