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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Adriaan's wife?
(a) Helen.
(b) Jana.
(c) Gaby.
(d) Bettina.

2. Why is the narrator resentful of Jana in Chapter 6?
(a) She thinks Jana lied to her about her neighborhood.
(b) She thinks Jana is taking advantage of her.
(c) She thinks Jana is flirting with Adriaan.
(d) She thinks Jana is trying to one-up her.

3. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 7?
(a) A large, expensive book that is the history of The Hague.
(b) A new winter coat.
(c) A new phone.
(d) An apartment.

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

5. Why does Jana say the police will probably catch someone who committed the crime near her apartment soon?
(a) The criminals did not seem to know what they were doing.
(b) There were many witnesses.
(c) Because of all the CCTV cameras.
(d) There is a reward for information.

6. Who tells the narrator vital information about Adriaan?
(a) Kees.
(b) Bettina.
(c) Jana.
(d) Helen.

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

8. What does the narrator learn from a stranger about Adriaan not long after the two meet?
(a) Adriaan is married.
(b) Adriaan is rich.
(c) Adriaan also works at the Court.
(d) Adriaan has a long history of criticizing interpreters.

9. In Chapter 6, what does Adriaan want to bring to Jana's?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Tools.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothes.

10. What language does the narrator try to focus on deciphering during her commute to work?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) English.

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

12. Who often gathers outside the Court?
(a) Students.
(b) Supporters of the defendant.
(c) Police.
(d) Other interpreters.

13. What is Kees's relationship with Adriaan's wife?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are siblings.
(c) They are good friends.
(d) They are neighbors.

14. Which colleague of the narrator's is pregnant?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Amina.
(c) Jana.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does the narrator sometimes feel in Adriaan's apartment?

2. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator say is never easy?

3. What does Jana say is the name of the person who was injured in Chapter 6?

4. What kind of food does Adriaan bring to dinner at Jana's?

5. What is the narrator late for in Chapter 6?

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