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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To her favorite pastry shop she would go to with Adriaan.
(c) To Helen's.
(d) To find Anton's bookstore in Old Town.

2. In Chapter 5, what do Adriaan and the narrator have for breakfast together?
(a) Toast.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Cheese and bread.

3. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?
(a) His humor.
(b) His commitment to his work.
(c) His tranqulity.
(d) His loyalty.

4. What does Jana say she always wanted in her kitchen?
(a) An eating counter.
(b) Two ovens.
(c) A wine rack.
(d) A microwave.

5. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?
(a) Amina.
(b) Jana.
(c) Helen.
(d) Bettina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?

2. In Chapter 7, where does Adriaan say he is going to travel?

3. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?

4. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?

5. Why is Adriaan traveling in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Jana's new neighborhood?

2. How are the narrator and Jana different?

3. Why is the narrator unsettled when she arrives at Jana's for her dinner with Jana and Adriaan?

4. How does the narrator first meet Adriaan?

5. In Chapter 5, what is one reason the accused is angry, and what question does he ask the interpreter in French?

6. What do many of the defendants at the International Criminal Court share, according to the narrator?

7. What is a major reason the narrator wants to stay in The Hague?

8. What does the narrator buy at the antique bookshop in Chapter 7?

9. What does Jana say happened outside her building the last time the narrator had visited during the dinner with Adriaan?

10. According to the narrator, what does one hear the longer she listens to any one interpreter speaking?

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