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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator recall seeing on a recent trip to Old Town in Chapter 2?
(a) Many cats.
(b) Street performers.
(c) A lot of dog poop on the street.
(d) Men picking up cigarette butts from cobblestones.

3. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?
(a) To her favorite pastry shop she would go to with Adriaan.
(b) To find Anton's bookstore in Old Town.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To Helen's.

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

5. How did Jana react when the narrator first told her about Adriaan?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Perplexed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator worry the taxi driver in Chapter 5 might think she is?

2. What does Kees do to the narrator in Chapter 3 that makes her very uncomfortable?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Adriaan want to bring to Jana's?

4. Why is the narrator resentful of Jana in Chapter 6?

5. Where does Adriaan ask the narrator not to move?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator worry that the taxi driver might think she is working as?

2. Why is the accused jihadist late in arriving at the detention center?

3. What does the narrator think of Jana's new neighborhood?

4. Why does Kees make the narrator uncomfortable in Chapter 3?

5. How does the narrator find out that Adriaan is married?

6. What is the main business in The Hague?

7. What does translation and interpretation require, according to the narrator?

8. What does Adriaan want the narrator to do while he is away, and how does the narrator react to this request?

9. Why does Adriaan ask the narrator not to move to Jana's neighborhood?

10. What trip does Adriaan tell the narrator he is taking in Chapter 7 that could have major consequences for their relationship?

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