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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

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

5. What does Kees do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is an interpreter.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is an accountant.

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

7. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?
(a) His tranqulity.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His commitment to his work.
(d) His humor.

8. What does Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?
(a) I will imagine you here while I'm away.
(b) I love you.
(c) Please treat the place well.
(d) Take care.

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

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

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

12. What does the narrator claim a person will hear the longer he listens to an interpreter?
(a) Derision.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Better grammar.
(d) Nuance and variation.

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

14. What does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?
(a) Adriaan also works at the Court.
(b) Adriaan has a long history of criticizing interpreters.
(c) Adriaan is married.
(d) Adriaan is rich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Adriaan supposed to meet for the first time soon in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 5, what unusual assignment is the narrator given?

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

4. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?

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

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