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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. Who is the narrator's closest friend in her new city?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jana.
(d) Jacqueline.

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

3. Who is Adriaan's wife?
(a) Helen.
(b) Bettina.
(c) Gaby.
(d) Jana.

4. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Spanish.

5. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?
(a) It is a very solemn place.
(b) It is a place of high theatrics.
(c) It is a place rife with politics.
(d) It is a place that is always physically dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who summons the narrator to speak at work?

2. Why is the accused so angry in Chapter 5?

3. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?

4. Which trial is Amina currently working on in Chapter 3?

5. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the narrator feel in Chapter 4 when she stays at Adriaan's apartment?

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

8. How are the narrator and Jana different?

9. What does Bettina ask the narrator to do in Chapter 5?

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

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