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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. In Chapter 8, what does the first witness called say?
(a) He tells the court that he does not even speak the same language as the former president.
(b) He tells the court of his own crimes.
(c) He supports the former president.
(d) He tells the court the former president's wife is the real villain.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator decide to do with Adriaan's keys?
(a) Leave them right in the door.
(b) Keep them.
(c) Put them in the mail.
(d) Slip them under the mat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Anton's cane?

2. At the end of Chapter 8, what is the author's impression of the former president?

3. Who is Anton's wife?

4. What does the president begin doing to the narrator in Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Jana tell the narrator about how she first met Eline?

2. What is the narrator's impression of Anton when she first meets him?

3. In Chapter 9, why does the narrator come to understand the former president asks for her specifically?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Kees say about Adriaan that unsettles the narrator?

5. What does Eline tell the narrator is her relationship with Anton and his wife Miriam?

6. In Chapter 11, how does the narrator begin to view the book she bought for Adriaan earlier?

7. What story does Anton tell that reflects somewhat poorly on both him and the story's subjects?

8. What do the former president's supporters do in the courtroom in Chapter 8?

9. Who does Jana introduce the narrator to in Chapter 10, and why?

10. In Chapter 7, what new assignment does the narrator get?

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