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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 does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?
(a) Adriaan also works at the Court.
(b) Adriaan has a long history of criticizing interpreters.
(c) Adriaan is married.
(d) Adriaan is rich.

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

3. What is the main reason the narrator wants to stay in The Hague?
(a) The great food.
(b) Adriaan.
(c) Her job at the Court.
(d) Jana.

4. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.

5. What does Jana implore the narrator to do at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Sleep more.
(b) Learn more languages.
(c) Be careful on her way to the tram.
(d) Eat more.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator often get to work?

2. What does Adriaan tell the narrator about Kees's personality?

3. What does the narrator think when she sees a photo of Adriaan's wife for the first time?

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

5. Which trial is Amina currently working on in Chapter 3?

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