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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?
(a) She is gregarious.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is full of humor.
(d) She is reticent.

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

3. What startles Jana and the narrator in Chapter 1 as they eat dinner?
(a) A bird squawking.
(b) A knock at the door.
(c) Sirens from outside.
(d) Loud music from above.

4. Who does the narrator meet for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Kees.
(b) Helen.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Adriaan.

5. Who is Adriaan's wife?
(a) Gaby.
(b) Helen.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Jana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the foundation for any kind of interpreting work, according to the narrator?

2. What do interpreters always work against?

3. What does Kees do for a living?

4. What does Kees do to the narrator in Chapter 3 that makes her very uncomfortable?

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

(see the answer key)

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