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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 did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. Who has just passed away in the narrator's family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her mother.

3. What startles Jana and the narrator in Chapter 1 as they eat dinner?
(a) Loud music from above.
(b) A knock at the door.
(c) A bird squawking.
(d) Sirens from outside.

4. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?
(a) It is helped tremendously by wealth.
(b) It is the one thing a person can count on.
(c) It is all a matter of opinion.
(d) It can all crumble in an instant, without notice.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Adriaan want to bring to Jana's?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Food.
(c) Tools.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of her apartment does the narrator use often?

2. What does Jana say the man who was injured in the crime does for a living in Chapter 6?

3. Who often gathers outside the Court?

4. What is the cause of the delay in the narrator's work in Chapter 5?

5. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the main business in The Hague?

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

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

8. How are the narrator and Jana different?

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

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

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