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

2. What is the name of Anton's escort to Amsterdam in the First Episode?
(a) Schulz.
(b) Peter.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Hans.

3. What do the soldiers do to Anton's childhood house?
(a) Bomb it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Vandalize it.

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

5. Anton's name is shared by whom?
(a) The Dutch president.
(b) His father.
(c) The leader of the Dutch Resistance.
(d) The leader of the Dutch Nazi Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Anton's escort on the way to Amsterdam?

2. What is the Steenwijk family doing when they hear shots?

3. Why does Peter want to move the body of the man who was shot?

4. How does Anton know that the assault was never brought to trial?

5. Why does Anton do his homework at home in the First Episode?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the First Episode, why does Anton not jump out of the truck when the convoy is attacked?

2. Why does Mrs. Beumer believe that Anton's mother was shot?

3. Describe Anton's childhood neighbors.

4. Upon arriving in Amsterdam, what happens to Anton in the First Episode?

5. Why does Peter want to move the body of Fake Ploeg?

6. What are the guests talking about at the birthday party in the Second Episode?

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

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

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

10. Describe the neighborhood in which Anton grows up.

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