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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the narrator decide to do with Adriaan's keys?
(a) Put them in the mail.
(b) Keep them.
(c) Slip them under the mat.
(d) Leave them right in the door.

7. How does Kees's audacity make the narrator feel?
(a) Deadened and amazed.
(b) Aroused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

8. Who is at Eline's house for dinner when the narrator arrives?
(a) Adriaan.
(b) Jana.
(c) Anton.
(d) Helen.

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

10. Who does Eline say is like a father to her children?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her own grandfather.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her own father.

11. What painting enchants the narrator in Chapter 10?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Man Offering Money to a Young Woman.
(c) The Savior.
(d) The Lighthouse.

12. Why does Kees tell the narrator it is useful for the defense team to have her there?
(a) It is good for them to gauge her reactions to the content of their conversations.
(b) It is good for them to have someone who can tell a good joke.
(c) It is good for them to have someone who can break the tension.
(d) It is good for them to have someone there who never seems to get too angry.

13. What did Anton's attackers take from him?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His wallet, phone, and watch.
(c) His diamond ring.
(d) His coat.

14. What does the former president do as a signal to his own supporters?
(a) Gives them a Nazi salute.
(b) Sings the national anthem for them.
(c) Gives them the thumbs up.
(d) Holds his hands up to them.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator notice the former president - the accused - wearing at his trial?

3. What is unusual about Anton's cane?

4. What does Jana say she thinks of Adriaan?

5. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator barely believe Kees had the nerve to do earlier in the day?

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