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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Anton realizes that he married Saskia because of what?
(a) Her resemblance to Truus Coster.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her father's connection to the Resistance.
(d) Her helping him forget the assault.

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

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

5. To what does Anton attribute Fake Ploeg's lies concerning his father?
(a) Love.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Hate.

6. Where does Anton take his wife and daughter after the funeral?
(a) To England.
(b) To the memorial in Haarlem.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To his childhood home.

7. In the Third Episode, where is Fake Ploeg working?
(a) A cleaning service.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A fine restaurant.
(d) A household appliance store.

8. While Anton is talking to Cor Takes in his basement, why does Cor Takes leave the room?
(a) To answer the telephone.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To call his wife.
(d) To look for Truus Coster.

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

10. What does Anton specialize in?
(a) Radiology.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Pediatrics.
(d) Anesthesia.

11. What enters Budapest during the Third Episode?
(a) The Third Reich.
(b) The Nazis.
(c) Russian tanks.
(d) Anton's parents.

12. Why did Truus Coster not escape the night of the assault?
(a) She felt guilty for shooting Fake Ploeg.
(b) She could not run as fast as Cor Takes.
(c) She turned back to help Fake Ploeg.
(d) She had been shot in the back.

13. Where does Fake Ploeg live in the Third Episode?
(a) America.
(b) Haarlam.
(c) Den Helder.
(d) Amsterdam.

14. How does Cor Takes react to meeting Anton?
(a) With distrust that Anton will betray him.
(b) With an eagerness to discuss the night of the assault.
(c) With reluctance to talk about the night of the assault.
(d) With bitterness about Anton's part in the assault.

15. Where does Anton move in 1953?
(a) To a dormitory.
(b) To a villa.
(c) To an apartment.
(d) To a friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cor Takes tells Anton that Truus Coster was killed when?

2. What had Cor Takes's mother wanted him to do the night of the assault?

3. What does Mrs. Ploeg do after the war?

4. How does Anton respond to world politics?

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

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