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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?
(a) Her own wedding.
(b) Work.
(c) Adriaan's award ceremony.
(d) Dinner at Jana's.

3. What is the foundation for any kind of interpreting work, according to the narrator?
(a) A nice voice.
(b) Good eyesight.
(c) The ability to read fast.
(d) Fluency.

4. In Chapter 5, what unusual assignment is the narrator given?
(a) To translate for a famous lawyer.
(b) To come to the detention center in the middle of the night to interpret for a new person accused of crimes.
(c) To travel on a plane to translate in transit for a person who is accused.
(d) To clean the bathrooms.

5. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator say is never easy?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Going to funerals.
(c) Moving to a new country.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say an interpreter might sound like to a layperson at first?

2. Who has the Court detained in Chapter 5?

3. Where is The Hague physically situated?

4. What does the narrator think many of the Court's defendants share?

5. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?

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