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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?
(a) She is reticent.
(b) She is full of humor.
(c) She is gregarious.
(d) She is a woman.

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

3. What milestone has Jana just reached?
(a) Having a first child.
(b) Joining a church.
(c) Buying her own apartment.
(d) Marriage.

4. Who is the narrator's closest friend in her new city?
(a) Helen.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Bettina.
(d) Jana.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has just passed away in the narrator's family?

3. What does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?

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

5. What startles Jana and the narrator in Chapter 1 as they eat dinner?

(see the answer key)

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