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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What milestone has Jana just reached?

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

3. Where is The Hague physically situated?

4. What does the narrator think when she sees a photo of Adriaan's wife for the first time?

5. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator feel about New York City in Part I?

3. What happens when the narrator goes to dinner at Jana's in Chapter 1 that jolts them both?

4. How does the narrator first meet Adriaan?

5. What is the main business in The Hague?

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

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

8. What trip does Adriaan tell the narrator he is taking in Chapter 7 that could have major consequences for their relationship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the narrator react to the young woman who acts as a witness to the former president's crimes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator feel when her texts and calls to Adriaan are met with silence while he is in Lisbon? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator feel during her first several months living in The Hague? What is unusual about The Hague as a setting? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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