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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Cor Takes about the events on the night of the assault?
(a) That the soldiers burnt Anton's house.
(b) That Fake Ploeg died instantaneously.
(c) That the Kortewegs dragged the body in front of the Steenwijks' house.
(d) That Anton's parents were given a trial.

2. When Anton meets Fake Ploeg in the Third Episode, where does he invite him?
(a) To his apartment.
(b) To a pub.
(c) To his office.
(d) To his uncle's house.

3. Why did Fake Ploeg never finish high school?
(a) He failed his classes.
(b) He had no interest in academics.
(c) He had to support his mother and sisters.
(d) He was arrested.

4. Cor Takes tells Anton that after shooting Fake Ploeg, he hid with Truus Coster where?
(a) In a garbage can.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) In the bushes.
(d) In the Steenwijk's basement.

5. How does Fake Ploeg threaten Anton in the Third Episode?
(a) With a rock.
(b) With the police.
(c) With blackmail.
(d) With a gun.

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

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

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

9. What does Cor Takes want to know from Anton?
(a) Why the soldiers burnt down his house.
(b) What Truus Coster talked about the night of the assault.
(c) Where the Resistance hostages were shot.
(d) How long his parents lived.

10. Where does Anton discuss the details of the assault with Cor Takes?
(a) At a church.
(b) In a cemetery.
(c) At the beach.
(d) On the quay.

11. Which current war is being discussed after the funeral in the Fourth Episode?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The War on Terror.

12. Fake Ploeg tells Anton that he will never forget what?
(a) That Anton found him.
(b) That time in the classroom.
(c) The night of the assault.
(d) That Anton betrayed him.

13. Where does Cor Takes keep a picture of Truus Coster?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In his basement.
(c) Next to his heart.
(d) In his car.

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

15. Where does Anton meet Cor Takes?
(a) At a party.
(b) At a bar.
(c) On the street.
(d) At a wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anton make an appointment with Cor Takes?

2. What enters Budapest during the Third Episode?

3. In which year does the Third Episode take place?

4. Why does Anton's uncle not attend his wedding?

5. What kind of student is Anton?

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