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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 137 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Anton refer to himself that startles both Eline and the narrator?
(a) As a cripple.
(b) As a dilettante.
(c) As a nobody.
(d) As a novice.

2. What is one thing that first drew the narrator to Adriaan?
(a) His humor.
(b) His tranqulity.
(c) His loyalty.
(d) His commitment to his work.

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

4. What does the narrator feel about stability and certainty?
(a) It is all a matter of opinion.
(b) It is the one thing a person can count on.
(c) It is helped tremendously by wealth.
(d) It can all crumble in an instant, without notice.

5. Who is the narrator shocked to see at the trial she begins working on in Chapter 7?
(a) Jana.
(b) Kees.
(c) Helen.
(d) Adriaan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator barely believe Kees had the nerve to do earlier in the day?

2. What does the narrator think has been established between Jana and Adriaan in her absence in Chapter 6?

3. What does Adriaan's note to the narrator say that he leaves for her in the apartment?

4. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?

5. What is unusual about the narrator among her fellow interpreters?

(see the answer key)

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