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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 183 - 225).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is startling about Anton's appearance in Chapter 12?
(a) His hair is a very stark bleached color.
(b) He is badly bruised from his mugging.
(c) His head is completely shaved.
(d) He is in a wheelchair, which the narrator did not expect.

2. In Chapter 7, where does Adriaan say he is going to travel?
(a) Singapore.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) New York City.

3. What painting enchants the narrator in Chapter 10?
(a) Man Offering Money to a Young Woman.
(b) The Lighthouse.
(c) Henderson.
(d) The Savior.

4. Who often gathers outside the Court?
(a) Supporters of the defendant.
(b) Police.
(c) Students.
(d) Other interpreters.

5. What does the narrator decide to do with Adriaan's keys?
(a) Keep them.
(b) Leave them right in the door.
(c) Slip them under the mat.
(d) Put them in the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of Chapter 7, whose work will the narrator be taking over?

2. What does Amina tell the narrator about Kees?

3. Where has the narrator moved to recently in Chapter 1?

4. What does Bettina say about the Dutch as a people?

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

(see the answer key)

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