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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. How does the narrator often get to work?
(a) By tram.
(b) By boat.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

2. What language does the narrator speak to the accused in Chapter 5?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Arabic.
(d) French.

3. What does the narrator think of her own apartment?
(a) It is too much space for her.
(b) She likes it so much she would like to buy it.
(c) She is being undercharged for it.
(d) It is very dirty.

4. When does the narrator have to come in to work in Chapter 5 that is unusual?
(a) Late morning.
(b) The middle of the day.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) The middle of the night.

5. What does Jana compliment Adriaan on that seems ridiculous to the narrator?
(a) His accent.
(b) His tie.
(c) His manners.
(d) How well he ordered from the restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Jana call the narrator to ask?

2. What does the narrator think of her colleague Robert?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Adriaan and the narrator have for breakfast together?

4. What does Adriaan ask the narrator to do while he is gone?

5. What does the accused do immediately in Chapter 5 after the officials are done speaking with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the accused jihadist late in arriving at the detention center?

2. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator worry that the taxi driver might think she is working as?

3. What happens when the narrator goes to dinner at Jana's in Chapter 1 that jolts them both?

4. How are the narrator and Jana different?

5. What does translation and interpretation require, according to the narrator?

6. How does the narrator find out that Adriaan is married?

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

8. How does the narrator first meet Adriaan?

9. Why is it a significant step for Jana to own her own apartment?

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

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