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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator often get to work?
(a) By bus.
(b) By car.
(c) By boat.
(d) By tram.

2. What does the narrator claim a person will hear the longer he listens to an interpreter?
(a) Nuance and variation.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Derision.
(d) Better grammar.

3. What is the foundation for any kind of interpreting work, according to the narrator?
(a) Fluency.
(b) Good eyesight.
(c) The ability to read fast.
(d) A nice voice.

4. How does Jana say she found out so much information about the crime victim in Chapter 6?
(a) Online.
(b) From her ex-husband, a forensic investigator.
(c) From a police officer.
(d) From a friend.

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

6. What does Jana implore the narrator to do at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Be careful on her way to the tram.
(b) Sleep more.
(c) Learn more languages.
(d) Eat more.

7. What does the narrator think of her colleague Robert?
(a) He is suspicious-looking.
(b) He is reticent.
(c) He is affable and charming.
(d) He is always angry.

8. In Chapter 2, what part of the city does the narrator live in?
(a) In Old Town.
(b) By the coast.
(c) The city center.
(d) The gentrifying part of town.

9. Who has the Court detained in Chapter 5?
(a) A former secretary of state of the United States.
(b) A sitting president of a South American nation.
(c) A well-known jihadist.
(d) A former Russian president.

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

11. What does Jana compliment Adriaan on that seems ridiculous to the narrator?
(a) His accent.
(b) His manners.
(c) His tie.
(d) How well he ordered from the restaurant.

12. Where does the narrator work in Chapter 1?
(a) The bakery.
(b) Her father's law firm.
(c) The European Union headquarters.
(d) The International Criminal Court.

13. In Chapter 5, who summons the narrator to speak at work?
(a) Robert.
(b) Bettina.
(c) Helen.
(d) Amina.

14. In Chapter 2, what does Jana call the narrator to ask?
(a) If she can loan Jana money.
(b) If she is going to travel to the United States any time soon.
(c) If she can bring biscuits later.
(d) If she has made it home safely.

15. What does the narrator think of her own apartment?
(a) It is very dirty.
(b) It is too much space for her.
(c) She is being undercharged for it.
(d) She likes it so much she would like to buy it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Adriaan supposed to meet for the first time soon in Chapter 4?

4. Where has the narrator moved to recently in Chapter 1?

5. Where did the narrator first meet Adrian?

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