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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does the narrator travel intentionally in Chapter 7 after Adriaan leaves?

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

5. How long does Adriaan say he expects his trip to take?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, what does one hear the longer she listens to any one interpreter speaking?

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

3. What happens when the narrator goes to dinner at Jana's in Chapter 1 that jolts them both?

4. How does the narrator feel about New York City in Part I?

5. What is the main business in The Hague?

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

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

8. Why is it a significant step for Jana to own her own apartment?

9. How are the narrator and Jana different?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the narrator react to the young woman who acts as a witness to the former president's crimes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator become so fixated on Anton's assault in Jana's neighborhood? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator feel during her first several months living in The Hague? What is unusual about The Hague as a setting? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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