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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?
(a) Many cats.
(b) A lot of dog poop on the street.
(c) Men picking up cigarette butts from cobblestones.
(d) Street performers.

2. Where did the narrator first meet Adrian?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At an alumni event.
(c) An opening at the Kunstmuseum.
(d) Work.

3. Where does Adriaan ask the narrator not to move?
(a) Back to New York City.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Jana's neighborhood.
(d) Spain.

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

5. How does Jana say she found out so much information about the crime victim in Chapter 6?
(a) From a friend.
(b) Online.
(c) From her ex-husband, a forensic investigator.
(d) From a police officer.

6. What does the narrator think of her colleague Robert?
(a) He is suspicious-looking.
(b) He is affable and charming.
(c) He is always angry.
(d) He is reticent.

7. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?
(a) Jana.
(b) Amina.
(c) Helen.
(d) Bettina.

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

9. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?
(a) Perplexed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Angry.

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

11. What is the cause of the delay in the narrator's work in Chapter 5?
(a) The accused had refused to leave the airplane.
(b) The accused had escaped.
(c) The accused had beaten a guard in a failed escape attempt.
(d) The accused had died.

12. How does the narrator often get to work?
(a) By tram.
(b) By car.
(c) By boat.
(d) By bus.

13. Who bought the expensive coffee and cappuccino machine in Adriaan's apartment?
(a) Gaby.
(b) Adriaan.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) Adriaan's children.

14. What does Adriaan ask the narrator to do while he is gone?
(a) Take her own trip to New York City.
(b) Cook good meals for herself.
(c) Not to talk to the newspapers.
(d) Live in his apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Adriaan's wife?

2. What kind of work does the narrator do?

3. Why does Jana say the police will probably catch someone who committed the crime near her apartment soon?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Adriaan want to bring to Jana's?

5. What does the narrator have to translate for the accused in Chapter 5?

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