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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what do Adriaan and the narrator have for breakfast together?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Cheese and bread.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Toast.

2. What does Jana implore the narrator to do at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Learn more languages.
(b) Be careful on her way to the tram.
(c) Eat more.
(d) Sleep more.

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

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

5. Who is Adriaan supposed to meet for the first time soon in Chapter 4?
(a) Jana.
(b) Helen.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) Bettina.

6. What does Jana say is the name of the person who was injured in Chapter 6?
(a) Ringley Harrow.
(b) Hubert Von Sweden.
(c) Anton de Rijk.
(d) Albert Swan.

7. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator say is never easy?
(a) Singing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Going to funerals.
(d) Moving to a new country.

8. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) English.

9. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?
(a) Indonesian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) French.
(d) Mexican.

10. When does the narrator have to come in to work in Chapter 5 that is unusual?
(a) The middle of the day.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Late morning.
(d) The middle of the night.

11. Who has the Court detained in Chapter 5?
(a) A well-known jihadist.
(b) A sitting president of a South American nation.
(c) A former secretary of state of the United States.
(d) A former Russian president.

12. What does the narrator say an interpreter might sound like to a layperson at first?
(a) Cold and without inflection.
(b) Unsure.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Untrustworthy.

13. What is the main reason the narrator wants to stay in The Hague?
(a) The great food.
(b) Jana.
(c) Her job at the Court.
(d) Adriaan.

14. Who is the narrator's closest friend in her new city?
(a) Jana.
(b) Bettina.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Helen.

15. What does the narrator have to translate for the accused in Chapter 5?
(a) His general's accusations against him.
(b) His will.
(c) His rights.
(d) His bank account numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?

2. What does Kees do for a living?

3. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?

4. Why is Adriaan traveling in Chapter 7?

5. Why is the narrator resentful of Jana in Chapter 6?

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