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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eline say about her own ex-husband?
(a) He has never been able to hold a job.
(b) He is worse than useless.
(c) He is a wonderful father.
(d) She is still not over the pain of losing him.

3. Who becomes the narrator's partner in the booth in Chapter 13?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Helen.
(c) Robert.
(d) Harold.

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

5. What does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?
(a) She really dislikes 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 loves the work.

6. What personal information does the narrator share with Eline in the end of Chapter 11?
(a) She has survived cancer.
(b) She has diabetes.
(c) She is an only child.
(d) Her mother has just died.

7. What does Eline tell the narrator she is concerned about in world affairs?
(a) American politics.
(b) The future of the European project.
(c) Climate change.
(d) The way refugees have been treated lately.

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

9. What is a distinguishing, and, to the narrator, ridiculous-looking part of Kees's appearance?
(a) His hair.
(b) His beard.
(c) His eye makeup.
(d) His lavish ties.

10. What happens the first time the narrator speaks to translate at the trial of the former president?
(a) She vomits.
(b) Her voice trails off.
(c) Her voice wobbles.
(d) Her voice is too scratchy to be heard.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kees tell the narrator about the former president's feelings about her?

3. What does the narrator say when Anton asks her if she bought anything in his shop?

4. What does the narrator once again remember about interpretation while she is working with the former president and his defense team?

5. What does Amina tell the narrator about Kees?

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