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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. When does the narrator awaken in Chapter 6?
(a) Just before 8 pm.
(b) Around midnight.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Around 10 pm.

2. In Chapter 5, who summons the narrator to speak at work?
(a) Robert.
(b) Helen.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Amina.

3. What is unusual about Anton's cane?
(a) It glows.
(b) It is very cheap-looking.
(c) It is bright purple.
(d) It is old-fashioned and ornate.

4. What does Bettina say about the Dutch as a people?
(a) They are very friendly.
(b) They are not very artistic.
(c) They are more angry than Germans.
(d) They are quite neutral.

5. Who is the narrator at the restaurant with in Chapter 14?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Adriaan.
(c) Jana.
(d) Amina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?

2. What does Jana say she always wanted in her kitchen?

3. Who is the artist of the painting that the narrator is transfixed by in Chapter 10?

4. What does the narrator think of her colleague Robert?

5. What is a distinguishing, and, to the narrator, ridiculous-looking part of Kees's appearance?

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