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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. What does the narrator notice the former president - the accused - wearing at his trial?
(a) A tacky t-shirt.
(b) A navy suit.
(c) A polo shirt.
(d) A flag pin.

2. Who is the artist of the painting that the narrator is transfixed by in Chapter 10?
(a) Holston.
(b) Henry Farinson.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) Judith Leyster.

3. What is unusual about Anton's cane?
(a) It is bright purple.
(b) It is very cheap-looking.
(c) It is old-fashioned and ornate.
(d) It glows.

4. What does the president begin doing to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) Nodding at her.
(b) Blowing a kiss at her.
(c) Smiling at her.
(d) Giving her the thumbs-up sign.

5. In Chapter 12, what big step does the narrator take in her relationship with Adriaan?
(a) She tells him she loves him for the first time.
(b) She moves out of his apartment.
(c) She buys a ring for him.
(d) She deletes his number from her phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes on maternity leave in Chapter 13?

2. How many children does Eline have?

3. What is startling about Anton's appearance in Chapter 12?

4. What does Eline do for a living?

5. What institution is Jana's opening at in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does the narrator form of how his colleagues regard Kees?

2. What does Eline tell the narrator is her relationship with Anton and his wife Miriam?

3. In Chapter 10, what enchants the narrator about the painting she fixates on at the gallery opening?

4. What is the narrator's impression of Anton when she first meets him?

5. What does Amina tell the narrator is Kees's reputation?

6. What does Robert tell the narrator about how she should think about the trials she works on?

7. What is one area of Eline's life that the narrator finds herself envying?

8. In Chapter 10, what does Jana tell the narrator about how she first met Eline?

9. Why does the narrator move out of Adriaan's apartment in Chapter 12?

10. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10, and why?

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