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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. Why is Adriaan traveling in Chapter 7?
(a) To see his sick mother.
(b) To ask his wife, Gaby, for a divorce.
(c) To buy a house outside the country.
(d) To go to his brother's wedding.

2. Where has the narrator moved to recently in Chapter 1?
(a) London.
(b) The Hague.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Berlin.

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

4. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?
(a) The bakery.
(b) Her father's law firm.
(c) The European Union headquarters.
(d) The International Criminal Court.

5. What do interpreters always work against?
(a) Each other.
(b) The clock.
(c) Soft speakers.
(d) Bad grammar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10?

2. What is the cause of the delay in the narrator's work in Chapter 5?

3. What question does Kees ask the narrator in Chapter 9 that unsettles her?

4. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?

5. What startles Jana and the narrator in Chapter 1 as they eat dinner?

(see the answer key)

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