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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator meet for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Adriaan.
(b) Helen.
(c) Kees.
(d) Bettina.

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

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

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

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

7. Where is The Hague physically situated?
(a) On the North Sea.
(b) On the Mediterranean Sea.
(c) On the Dead Sea.
(d) On the English Channel.

8. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 7?
(a) A new winter coat.
(b) A new phone.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A large, expensive book that is the history of The Hague.

9. Who did Adriaan's house once belong to?
(a) His parents.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His ex-wife.

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

11. What does Kees do to the narrator in Chapter 3 that makes her very uncomfortable?
(a) Insists they take a taxi together.
(b) Trips her.
(c) Puts his hand around her waist and plays with her pantyhose through her dress.
(d) Kisses her.

12. In Chapter 2, what part of the city does the narrator live in?
(a) The gentrifying part of town.
(b) The city center.
(c) By the coast.
(d) In Old Town.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of Chapter 2, who calls the narrator?

2. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?

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

4. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Jana call the narrator to ask?

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