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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. In Chapter 4, how does the narrator sometimes feel in Adriaan's apartment?
(a) Sick.
(b) Angry.
(c) As if Adriaan does not want her there.
(d) Awkward.

2. When does the narrator awaken in Chapter 6?
(a) Just before 8 pm.
(b) Around midnight.
(c) Around 10 pm.
(d) Early in the morning.

3. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?
(a) Angry.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Perplexed.

4. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Mexican.
(c) French.
(d) Indonesian.

5. Who bought the expensive coffee and cappuccino machine in Adriaan's apartment?
(a) Gaby.
(b) Adriaan's children.
(c) Adriaan.
(d) The housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jana say she found out so much information about the crime victim in Chapter 6?

3. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?

4. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adriaan want the narrator to do while he is away, and how does the narrator react to this request?

2. Who regularly protests outside the criminal court's buildings?

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

4. How does the narrator first meet Adriaan?

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

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

7. Why does Adriaan ask the narrator not to move to Jana's neighborhood?

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

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

10. What is the main business in The Hague?

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