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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Adriaan ask the narrator not to move?
(a) Spain.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Back to New York City.
(d) Jana's neighborhood.

2. What does Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?
(a) Take care.
(b) Please treat the place well.
(c) I love you.
(d) I will imagine you here while I'm away.

3. What does Kees do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is an interpreter.
(c) He is an accountant.
(d) He is a doctor.

4. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator say is never easy?
(a) Going to funerals.
(b) Moving to a new country.
(c) Singing.
(d) Cooking.

5. What is the nature of the Court, according to the narrator?
(a) It is a place of high theatrics.
(b) It is a place rife with politics.
(c) It is a very solemn place.
(d) It is a place that is always physically dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think many of the Court's defendants share?

2. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?

3. Who did Adriaan's house once belong to?

4. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?

5. Why is the narrator resentful of Jana in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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