2. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator barely believe Kees had the nerve to do earlier in the day?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Demean her work in front of everyone at the Court.
(c) Ask her for a drink.
(d) Ask her to dance.

3. 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) The work is not without complication.
(d) She needs to decide soon whether or not to stay at the Court.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. What does Anton remember most vividly about his mugging?
(a) The woman he was with at the time.
(b) The faces of the attackers.
(c) The way the knife felt when it stabbed him.
(d) Very little.

11. In Chapter 9, what does Bettina ask the narrator to do?
(a) Go to Singapore.
(b) Go to the United Nations to translate there.
(c) Go on leave.
(d) Go to a meeting between the former president and his defense team.

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

13. 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 tired.
(b) He tells her she looks good that day.
(c) He thanks her in French.
(d) He ignores her, saying nothing.

14. What does the narrator once again remember about interpretation while she is working with the former president and his defense team?
(a) It can be thrilling.
(b) It can lead to some funny moments.
(c) It can be profoundly disorienting.
(d) It is nothing she ever pictured herself doing.

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