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

2. What milestone has Jana just reached?
(a) Joining a church.
(b) Buying her own apartment.
(c) Having a first child.
(d) Marriage.

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

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

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

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

7. Which trial is Amina currently working on in Chapter 3?
(a) That of a former secretary of state.
(b) That of a former militia leader.
(c) That of a former general from a South American country.
(d) That of a former jihadist.

8. What language does the narrator speak to the accused in Chapter 5?
(a) Arabic.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

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 tie.
(d) His manners.

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

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

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

13. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?
(a) The International Criminal Court.
(b) The European Union headquarters.
(c) Her father's law firm.
(d) The bakery.

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

15. In Chapter 4, how does the narrator sometimes feel in Adriaan's apartment?
(a) As if Adriaan does not want her there.
(b) Awkward.
(c) Sick.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the accused so angry in Chapter 5?

2. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, who summons the narrator to speak at work?

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