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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, how does the narrator begin feeling about Adriaan?
(a) Angry and upset.
(b) Happy.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Hopeful.

5. In Chapter 12, what big step does the narrator take in her relationship with Adriaan?
(a) She moves out of his apartment.
(b) She buys a ring for him.
(c) She deletes his number from her phone.
(d) She tells him she loves him for the first time.

6. Who is the narrator shocked to see at the trial she begins working on in Chapter 7?
(a) Adriaan.
(b) Kees.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jana.

7. What surprises the narrator about the witness in Chapter 13?
(a) How calm and assured she is.
(b) How fragile she seems.
(c) How old she is.
(d) How short she is.

8. What is startling about Anton's appearance in Chapter 12?
(a) He is in a wheelchair, which the narrator did not expect.
(b) His hair is a very stark bleached color.
(c) His head is completely shaved.
(d) He is badly bruised from his mugging.

9. What does Eline do for a living?
(a) Art history professor.
(b) Translator.
(c) Singer.
(d) Writer.

10. What upsets the judges in Chapter 8?
(a) The lack of sunlight in the chambers.
(b) The way the former president falls asleep during his own trial.
(c) The way Amina is starting to falter in translating.
(d) The rowdiness of the former president's supporters in the gallery.

11. Who is Anton's wife?
(a) Helen.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Lotte.
(d) Jennifer.

12. How is the food at the reception arranged in Chapter 10?
(a) Through frames.
(b) In hiding places.
(c) In a standard buffet-style.
(d) In circles.

13. Why does Jana say she has not been in touch with the narrator?
(a) The exhibition has taken up all her time.
(b) She has been busy traveling.
(c) She has been busy with a new boyfriend.
(d) She has been sick.

14. Who is the artist of the painting that the narrator is transfixed by in Chapter 10?
(a) Judith Leyster.
(b) Henry Farinson.
(c) Holston.
(d) Rembrandt.

15. What does the narrator's message to Adriaan at the end of Chapter 10 ask?
(a) Whether she should buy more alcohol for him or not.
(b) Asking how he is feeling after being ill.
(c) Whether she should stay in the apartment or not.
(d) Asking how things stand with his marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing the accused in the trial the narrator is about to start translating for has been accused of?

2. What does the president begin doing to the narrator in Chapter 13?

3. Who goes on maternity leave in Chapter 13?

4. What did Anton's attackers take from him?

5. Which friends of Anton's does he tell a demeaning story about at dinner?

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