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

2. What milestone has Jana just reached?

3. Why does Jana say the police will probably catch someone who committed the crime near her apartment soon?

4. Where did Jana live before moving to the same city as the narrator?

5. What do interpreters always work against?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator worry that the taxi driver might think she is working as?

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

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

4. What do many of the defendants at the International Criminal Court share, according to the narrator?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, what is one reason the accused is angry, and what question does he ask the interpreter in French?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the narrator find herself feeling so overtly jealous during her dinner with Adriaan and Jana, when Adriaan and Jana meet for the first time? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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