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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unpleasant sensation does the narrator begin to get regarding the former president as the trial progresses?
(a) He is about to die.
(b) She knows him the best of anyone in the Court or in the city.
(c) He is plotting an escape.
(d) He likes her romantically.

2. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10?
(a) Eline.
(b) Helen.
(c) Charl.
(d) Anton.

3. Which friends of Anton's does he tell a demeaning story about at dinner?
(a) Lars and Lotte.
(b) Marco and Sally.
(c) Helen and Stephen.
(d) Jennifer and Sven.

4. What surprises the narrator about the witness in Chapter 13?
(a) How fragile she seems.
(b) How short she is.
(c) How calm and assured she is.
(d) How old she is.

5. What does Anton say he did in an attempt to bring back some memories of the attack?
(a) Went to a massage parlor.
(b) Went to a sketch artist.
(c) Went to a hypnotist.
(d) Went to a therapist.

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

7. How does Kees's audacity make the narrator feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Aroused.
(c) Deadened and amazed.
(d) Sad.

8. What surprises the narrator about the former president in Chapter 9?
(a) He is much kinder than she thought he would be.
(b) He can move about freely in the Court.
(c) He is shorter than she expected.
(d) He seems to have trouble keeping his temper under control.

9. What does Jana say she thinks of Adriaan?
(a) He seems reserved.
(b) He seems too good to be true.
(c) He seems arrogant.
(d) He is kind, which is a rarity.

10. What is a distinguishing, and, to the narrator, ridiculous-looking part of Kees's appearance?
(a) His eye makeup.
(b) His hair.
(c) His lavish ties.
(d) His beard.

11. What does the president begin doing to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) Giving her the thumbs-up sign.
(b) Smiling at her.
(c) Nodding at her.
(d) Blowing a kiss at her.

12. How many children does Eline have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

13. What does Eline say she and the narrator must do soon?
(a) Go to the bookstore together.
(b) Take Eline's children to the park.
(c) Have breakfast.
(d) Have dinner.

14. Where do the translators sit during the trials at the Court?
(a) The first floor.
(b) The basement.
(c) The booth on the mezzanine.
(d) Behind the judges' benches.

15. What does the former president wear in the meeting of the defense team in Chapter 9?
(a) A very well-tailored suit.
(b) A maroon sweater around his shoulders.
(c) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(d) A traditional kaftan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Eline when Eline asks if she enjoys working at the Court?

2. In Chapter 11, how does the narrator begin feeling about Adriaan?

3. Who is the artist of the painting that the narrator is transfixed by in Chapter 10?

4. In the end of Chapter 7, whose work will the narrator be taking over?

5. What does the narrator think is the purpose of the defense lawyers touching and talking with the accused?

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