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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?
(a) Kees.
(b) Helen.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Jana.

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

3. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?
(a) To find Anton's bookstore in Old Town.
(b) To her favorite pastry shop she would go to with Adriaan.
(c) To Helen's.
(d) To the beach.

4. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She is full of humor.
(c) She is reticent.
(d) She is gregarious.

5. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?
(a) It is a place of high theatrics.
(b) It is a place that is always physically dark.
(c) It is a place rife with politics.
(d) It is a very solemn place.

6. What does the narrator think has been established between Jana and Adriaan in her absence in Chapter 6?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Some kind of intimacy.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Anger.

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

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

9. What does Jana compliment Adriaan on that seems ridiculous to the narrator?
(a) How well he ordered from the restaurant.
(b) His accent.
(c) His manners.
(d) His tie.

10. In Chapter 6, what does Adriaan want to bring to Jana's?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Tools.
(d) Food.

11. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?
(a) A foreigner.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A translator.
(d) A thief.

12. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?
(a) Adriaan's award ceremony.
(b) Work.
(c) Her own wedding.
(d) Dinner at Jana's.

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

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

15. What does Jana say she always wanted in her kitchen?
(a) Two ovens.
(b) A wine rack.
(c) An eating counter.
(d) A microwave.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what part of the city does the narrator live in?

2. When does the narrator awaken in Chapter 6?

3. Where did the narrator first meet Adrian?

4. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?

5. Where did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?

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