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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fake Ploeg consider responsible for the death of Anton's parents?
(a) His father.
(b) The Resistance fighters.
(c) The English.
(d) Hitler.

2. What is Cor Takes biggest regret concerning the night of the assault?
(a) That it caused Anton's house to burn.
(b) That it caused the hostages to be killed.
(c) That it caused Truus Coster's arrest and death.
(d) That Fake Ploeg did not die.

3. What is Fake Ploeg holding when Anton meets him in the Third Episode?
(a) A sign.
(b) A rock.
(c) A Molotov cocktail.
(d) A gun.

4. How are Fake Ploeg and Anton different, according to Anton?
(a) Anton's parents were innocent, but Fake Ploeg's father was not.
(b) Anton is a Communist, but Fake Ploeg is not.
(c) Anton is Dutch, but Fake Ploeg is German.
(d) Anton's parents were guilty, but Fake Ploeg's father was not.

5. Which building near Anton's apartment serves as headquarters for the Communist Party?
(a) Felix Meritis.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The Ortskommandantur.
(d) The dentist's office.

6. What does Anton publish in a student magazine?
(a) Political poems.
(b) His dissertation.
(c) Political essays.
(d) Poems about nature.

7. How does Anton respond to world politics?
(a) With fear.
(b) With anger.
(c) With despondence.
(d) Without interest.

8. At what point in the conversation with Cor Takes does Anton become emotional?
(a) When Cor Takes speaks about his girlfriend.
(b) When Cor Takes tells him that Fake Ploeg was a murderer.
(c) When Cor Takes becomes angry.
(d) When Cor Takes starts crying.

9. After Fake Ploeg leaves Anton's apartment, what are all of Anton's things covered in?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Blood.
(c) Water.
(d) Soot.

10. Which instrument does Anton play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Bagpipes.

11. Cor Takes tells Anton that the Steenwijk family should have done what with Fake Ploeg's body?
(a) Thrown it into the river.
(b) Handed it over to the police.
(c) Made sure he was dead.
(d) Taken it into their house.

12. Where does Anton meet Fake Ploeg in the Third Episode?
(a) At work.
(b) Outside his door.
(c) At the Communist Party headquarters.
(d) At his uncle's.

13. Why does Anton's uncle not attend his wedding?
(a) He has become estranged from Anton.
(b) He does not approve of Anton's wife.
(c) He died in an auto accident.
(d) He died in the war.

14. What does Mrs. Ploeg do after the war?
(a) Renounces her husband.
(b) Works as an interpreter.
(c) Becomes a spy.
(d) Works as a house cleaner.

15. What is the name of Anton's first daughter?
(a) Truus.
(b) Saskia.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Anita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fake Ploeg consider his father to be?

2. How does Fake Ploeg threaten Anton in the Third Episode?

3. How does Anton react to the tumult outside his door in the Third Episode?

4. What color is Saskia's hair?

5. In the Third Episode, where is Fake Ploeg working?

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