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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 think is the purpose of the defense lawyers touching and talking with the accused?
(a) To pacify the accused.
(b) To make the judges angry.
(c) To make the people in the gallery angry.
(d) To humanize the accused.

2. What does the former president wear in the meeting of the defense team in Chapter 9?
(a) A maroon sweater around his shoulders.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A traditional kaftan.
(d) A very well-tailored suit.

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what is the author's impression of the former president?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He is remorseful.
(c) He is depleted by his performance at the trial.
(d) He is angry.

4. What does the former president say to the narrator when she arrives at the meeting of the defense team?
(a) He tells her she looks good that day.
(b) He tells her she looks tired.
(c) He thanks her in French.
(d) He ignores her, saying nothing.

5. What does Jana say she thinks of Adriaan?
(a) He is kind, which is a rarity.
(b) He seems arrogant.
(c) He seems too good to be true.
(d) He seems reserved.

6. How does Anton refer to himself that startles both Eline and the narrator?
(a) As a dilettante.
(b) As a novice.
(c) As a nobody.
(d) As a cripple.

7. What question does Kees ask the narrator in Chapter 9 that unsettles her?
(a) Whether she wants to have a drink.
(b) Whether she sees much of Adriaan.
(c) Whether she is single.
(d) Whether she lives in the city or not.

8. What do Anton, Eline and the narrator drink during dinner?
(a) Wine.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Champagne.

9. What does Kees tell the narrator about the former president's feelings about her?
(a) She makes the former president angry.
(b) She is soothing to the former president.
(c) She makes the former president sad.
(d) The former president is suspicious of her.

10. What does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?
(a) She loves the work.
(b) She needs to decide soon whether or not to stay at the Court.
(c) The work is not without complication.
(d) She really dislikes the work.

11. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10?
(a) Charl.
(b) Anton.
(c) Helen.
(d) Eline.

12. How many children does Eline have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. How does the detention center look different to the narrator in the daylight?
(a) As if it is made out of more expensive materials.
(b) More architecturally solid.
(c) More secure.
(d) Less sinister than at night.

14. What word on the narrator's legal pad does the former president fixate on?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Accused.
(c) Perpetrator.
(d) Brutal.

15. What does Amina tell the narrator about Kees?
(a) He is meant to be very good at his job.
(b) He has a reputation for sexually harassing women.
(c) He has a reputation for financial problems.
(d) He has a reputation for being a good mentor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one member of the defense team tell the group in Chapter 9 about the supporters in the gallery?

2. Where do the translators sit during the trials at the Court?

3. What is a distinguishing, and, to the narrator, ridiculous-looking part of Kees's appearance?

4. What does the former president do as a signal to his own supporters?

5. Who is the narrator shocked to see at the trial she begins working on in Chapter 7?

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