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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 137 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Anton, Eline and the narrator drink during dinner?
(a) Absinthe.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Wine.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Bettina ask the narrator to do?
(a) Go to the United Nations to translate there.
(b) Go to Singapore.
(c) Go to a meeting between the former president and his defense team.
(d) Go on leave.

3. What does the narrator's message to Adriaan at the end of Chapter 10 ask?
(a) Asking how he is feeling after being ill.
(b) Asking how things stand with his marriage.
(c) Whether she should stay in the apartment or not.
(d) Whether she should buy more alcohol for him or not.

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

5. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 7?
(a) A new phone.
(b) A large, expensive book that is the history of The Hague.
(c) A new winter coat.
(d) An apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator notice the former president - the accused - wearing at his trial?

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

3. How many children does Eline have?

4. What does the former president do as a signal to his own supporters?

5. What is the name of Jana's new exhibit?

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