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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does "The Assault" begin?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1918.

2. Who throws the keys of the Steenwijk house into the darkness?
(a) Peter.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) Mrs. Steenwijk.
(d) Anton.

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

4. Who recognizes Anton when he returns to his old neighborhood in the Second Episode?
(a) Mr. Korteweg.
(b) Mr. Beumer.
(c) Karin Korteweg.
(d) Mrs. Beumer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately after visiting the Beumers in the Second Episode, where does Anton go?

2. Who takes Anton home at the end of the First Episode?

3. Why is Anton surprised when Mrs. Beumer tells him about the monument?

4. Of the executed Resistance members remembered by the monument, who was the only one born in the previous century?

5. What is the name of Anton's escort to Amsterdam in the First Episode?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Anton and the Van Liempts.

2. How does Anton react to the news that his family is dead?

3. What do the German soldiers do to Anton's home Carefree?

4. After the liberation, how does Anton find out whether his parents are dead or alive?

5. What happens to Anton the morning after the shooting?

6. When Anton returns to his old neighborhood for the first time, how have his neighbors changed?

7. In the First Episode, what happens to Anton's escort on the way to Amsterdam?

8. Describe the neighborhood in which Anton grows up.

9. In the Second Episode, why does Anton leave the birthday party early?

10. Why does Mr. Steenwijk teach Peter and Anton at home?

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