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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Anton spend a night in a jail cell?
(a) A woman who is drunk.
(b) A woman he cannot see.
(c) A woman he knew as a small child.
(d) A woman who cannot speak.

2. Who tells Van Liempt what happened to Anton's parents?
(a) The Beumers.
(b) The Aartses.
(c) The burgomaster.
(d) The Kortewegs.

3. Which neighbor does Anton see the morning after he was taken to the police station?
(a) Mr. Aarts.
(b) Mr. Korteweg.
(c) Mr. Ploeg.
(d) Mr. Steenwijk.

4. Why does Anton return to Haarlem for the first time after the assault?
(a) To visit a monument.
(b) To attend a birthday party.
(c) To visit the Beumer's.
(d) To attend a funeral.

5. How does Anton travel to Amsterdam in the First Episode?
(a) On a boat.
(b) By foot.
(c) With a convoy.
(d) In a plane.

6. Why does Mrs. Beumer believe that Anton's mother was killed?
(a) Because she attacked a soldier.
(b) Because she was Peter's mother.
(c) Because she refused to leave the house.
(d) Because she was Jewish.

7. What did Mr. Korteweg used to keep upstairs?
(a) Jews.
(b) His stamp collection.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Mice.

8. Why does Anton's family spend all their time in the dining room?
(a) Because they only have one room.
(b) Because they sold the rest of their furniture.
(c) Because they are hiding from the police.
(d) Because the rest of the house is not heated.

9. Where does Anton walk while visiting Haarlem in the Second Episode?
(a) To the nursery school.
(b) To the police station.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To his old neighborhood.

10. Why does Peter never leave the Steenwijk house?
(a) Because he is a fugitive.
(b) So he will not be conscripted in the army.
(c) So he will not be sent to a labor camp.
(d) Because he has a disease.

11. With whom is Anton living during the Second Episode?
(a) With his aunt and uncle.
(b) With his brother Peter.
(c) With his wife and daughter.
(d) With his parents.

12. After hearing shots, what does Anton see through the window?
(a) Three men.
(b) A dog and two men.
(c) A car and a man.
(d) A bicycle and a man.

13. In what year does Anton return to Haarlem for the first time since he was 12?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1920.

14. Who had Anton befriended at school?
(a) Peter.
(b) Tony.
(c) Karin Korteweg.
(d) Fake Ploeg.

15. Where is Anton taken after he is arrested?
(a) A children's home.
(b) A military camp.
(c) A labor camp.
(d) A police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Anton's aunt and uncle treat him?

2. After finishing the gymnasium, where does Anton go to school?

3. Anton finds out that what happened to Peter the night of the assault?

4. Who throws the keys of the Steenwijk house into the darkness?

5. When Anton returns to Haarlam for the first time, whose house does he first go to?

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