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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kees tell the narrator in Chapter 10 that upsets her greatly?
(a) Adriaan has been trying to get back together with Gaby.
(b) Adriaan and Kees once had a romantic relationship.
(c) Adriaan is actually in quite a precarious financial situation.
(d) Adriaan is back in The Hague.

2. In Chapter 9, how does the narrator feel when staying in Adriaan's apartment?
(a) Sad.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

3. In Chapter 8, what does the first witness called say?
(a) He tells the court of his own crimes.
(b) He tells the court that he does not even speak the same language as the former president.
(c) He tells the court the former president's wife is the real villain.
(d) He supports the former president.

4. Who does the narrator arrange to meet at a cafe in Chapter 11?
(a) Anton.
(b) Jana.
(c) Eline.
(d) Helen.

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

6. 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 ignores her, saying nothing.
(c) He thanks her in French.
(d) He tells her she looks tired.

7. What is the name of Jana's new exhibit?
(a) Finding the Way.
(b) Speeches.
(c) Slow Food.
(d) Coming Home.

8. What does Anton say he did in an attempt to bring back some memories of the attack?
(a) Went to a therapist.
(b) Went to a sketch artist.
(c) Went to a hypnotist.
(d) Went to a massage parlor.

9. In the end of Chapter 7, whose work will the narrator be taking over?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Helen's.
(c) Bettina's.
(d) Amina's.

10. What does the narrator say when Anton asks her if she bought anything in his shop?
(a) She did, and she spent more than she wanted to.
(b) She did not.
(c) She was going to buy something, but she had forgotten her credit card.
(d) The shop was closed on the day she went.

11. What is unusual about Anton's cane?
(a) It is very cheap-looking.
(b) It is bright purple.
(c) It glows.
(d) It is old-fashioned and ornate.

12. Where do the translators sit during the trials at the Court?
(a) Behind the judges' benches.
(b) The basement.
(c) The booth on the mezzanine.
(d) The first floor.

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

14. What does the narrator tell the former president her job is?
(a) To be accurate.
(b) To lie low.
(c) To make the space between languages as small as possible.
(d) To be objective.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kees tell the narrator it is useful for the defense team to have her there?

2. What do Anton, Eline and the narrator drink during dinner?

3. What does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?

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

5. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10?

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