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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 does the narrator think is the purpose of the defense lawyers touching and talking with the accused?
(a) To humanize the accused.
(b) To pacify the accused.
(c) To make the people in the gallery angry.
(d) To make the judges angry.

2. What is the foundation for any kind of interpreting work, according to the narrator?
(a) A nice voice.
(b) Fluency.
(c) The ability to read fast.
(d) Good eyesight.

3. In Chapter 16, what happens to the trial of the former president?
(a) The trial is shut down when the former president dies.
(b) The trial still drags on.
(c) The former president is convicted.
(d) It is dismissed and the president is allowed to go free.

4. Where does Gaby say she is going after leaving the apartment?
(a) Berlin.
(b) A meeting in Rotterdam.
(c) A meeting in Amsterdam.
(d) London.

5. What does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?
(a) Adriaan is married.
(b) Adriaan is rich.
(c) Adriaan also works at the Court.
(d) Adriaan has a long history of criticizing interpreters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anton remember most vividly about his mugging?

2. What do interpreters always work against?

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

4. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?

5. What does the narrator once again remember about interpretation while she is working with the former president and his defense team?

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