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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 does the narrator meet for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Kees.
(b) Adriaan.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Helen.

2. What does Jana say the man who was injured in the crime does for a living in Chapter 6?
(a) Owns a bookstore.
(b) Runs a law firm.
(c) Performs surgery.
(d) Writes.

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

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

5. What does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?
(a) Adriaan is rich.
(b) Adriaan also works at the Court.
(c) Adriaan is married.
(d) Adriaan has a long history of criticizing interpreters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Adriaan say he expects his trip to take?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what part of the city does the narrator live in?

5. What does Jana say she always wanted in her kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Adriaan offer to do for his first meeting with Jana and the narrator?

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

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

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

7. What is the main business in The Hague?

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

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

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

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