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

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

3. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?
(a) It is a place rife with politics.
(b) It is a very solemn place.
(c) It is a place that is always physically dark.
(d) It is a place of high theatrics.

4. Which trial is Amina currently working on in Chapter 3?
(a) That of a former jihadist.
(b) That of a former militia leader.
(c) That of a former secretary of state.
(d) That of a former general from a South American country.

5. Why is the accused so angry in Chapter 5?
(a) He wanted a translator to speak in Arabic.
(b) He has been robbed of all his funds.
(c) He has been made to wear scratchy clothes.
(d) He has just been stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?

2. What does Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?

3. Who has the Court detained in Chapter 5?

4. Who does the narrator meet for dinner in Chapter 3?

5. What does Jana tell Adriaan and the narrator happened the last night the narrator was at her apartment?

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