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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. Who had Anton befriended at school?
(a) Peter.
(b) Tony.
(c) Fake Ploeg.
(d) Karin Korteweg.

2. By the Second Episode, what has happened to Mr. Beumer?
(a) He has moved to a nursing home.
(b) He has become senile.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has become crippled.

3. Who moved into the Korteweg's house?
(a) The Steenwijks.
(b) The Groenevelds.
(c) The Aartses.
(d) Anton.

4. After spending the night in a prison cell, what is on Anton's face?
(a) Blood.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Water.
(d) Lipstick.

5. After spending the night in a jail cell, where is Anton sent?
(a) Carefree.
(b) The Ortskommandantur.
(c) The French police.
(d) The Fuhrer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anton remembers which of his neighbors playing board games with him?

2. What does Peter take from Ploeg?

3. Which neighbor does Anton see the morning after he was taken to the police station?

4. How does Anton travel to Haarlem in the Second Episode?

5. Where is Anton taken after he is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the similarities between the author Harry Mulisch and the character Anton?

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

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

6. When did Anton treat a Nazi youth with kindness?

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

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

9. How does Anton spend the night after the shooting?

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

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