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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 did Adriaan's house once belong to?
(a) His parents.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

2. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?
(a) His commitment to his work.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His tranqulity.
(d) His humor.

3. Which trial is Amina currently working on in Chapter 3?
(a) That of a former jihadist.
(b) That of a former general from a South American country.
(c) That of a former secretary of state.
(d) That of a former militia leader.

4. What is the cause of the delay in the narrator's work in Chapter 5?
(a) The accused had beaten a guard in a failed escape attempt.
(b) The accused had escaped.
(c) The accused had died.
(d) The accused had refused to leave the airplane.

5. What does the narrator have to translate for the accused in Chapter 5?
(a) His bank account numbers.
(b) His rights.
(c) His will.
(d) His general's accusations against him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?

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

4. What do interpreters always work against?

5. What does Kees do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the narrator and Jana different?

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator first meet Adriaan?

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

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

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

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

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

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