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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cor Takes tell Anton at the end of the Fourth Episode?
(a) That he had been a British spy.
(b) That his wife left him after the war.
(c) That he is going to commit suicide because he misses Truus Coster so much.
(d) That his friend just killed himself because a war criminal was released.

2. Where does Anton meet Saskia?
(a) Haarlem.
(b) London.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

3. What does Anton suffer from in the Third Episode?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Fits of anger.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Arthritis.

4. Who was with Cor Takes the night of the assault?
(a) His mother.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Anton's father-in-law.
(d) His sister.

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

6. Why did Cor Takes escape on the night of the assault?
(a) Because he stole someone's car.
(b) Because he was friends with the policeman.
(c) Because Truus Coster urged him to leave.
(d) Because he was getting help for Truus Coster.

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

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

9. How are Fake Ploeg and Anton similar?
(a) Both graduated from high school.
(b) Both are attending medical school.
(c) Both were Nazi youth.
(d) Both of their fathers were shot.

10. How does Anton react to the tumult outside his door in the Third Episode?
(a) With anger.
(b) With revenge.
(c) With indifference.
(d) With fear.

11. What part of the newspaper does Anton spend the most time on?
(a) Classifieds.
(b) The obituaries.
(c) Foreign news.
(d) The crossword puzzle.

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

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

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

15. In the Fourth Episode, Anton attends a funeral for whom?
(a) Fake Ploeg.
(b) A friend of his father-in-law's.
(c) His mother's best friend.
(d) The prime minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Ploeg after the war?

2. What is Fake Ploeg doing when Anton meets him in the Third Episode?

3. Who pointed out Cor Takes and Truus Coster to the soldiers?

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

5. Cor Takes tells Anton that the Steenwijk family should have done what with Fake Ploeg's body?

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