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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 91 - 136).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think when she sees a photo of Adriaan's wife for the first time?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She looks exactly like a childhood friend of the narrator's.
(c) She is very average-looking.
(d) She is cruel-looking.

2. What upsets the judges in Chapter 8?
(a) The way the former president falls asleep during his own trial.
(b) The way Amina is starting to falter in translating.
(c) The rowdiness of the former president's supporters in the gallery.
(d) The lack of sunlight in the chambers.

3. What does Jana say is the name of the person who was injured in Chapter 6?
(a) Ringley Harrow.
(b) Anton de Rijk.
(c) Albert Swan.
(d) Hubert Von Sweden.

4. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?
(a) It is the one thing a person can count on.
(b) It can all crumble in an instant, without notice.
(c) It is all a matter of opinion.
(d) It is helped tremendously by wealth.

5. In the end of Chapter 2, who calls the narrator?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Amina.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?

2. Who did Adriaan's house once belong to?

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

4. What milestone has Jana just reached?

5. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator say is never easy?

(see the answer key)

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