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

2. What is Anton's mother doing at the beginning of the First Episode?
(a) Unraveling a sweater.
(b) Listening to the radio.
(c) Making bread.
(d) Knitting a scarf.

3. How is Anton attacked on the way to Amsterdam in the First Episode?
(a) By ambush.
(b) By machine guns.
(c) By fire.
(d) By plane.

4. Who tells Van Liempt what happened to Anton's parents?
(a) The Aartses.
(b) The Kortewegs.
(c) The burgomaster.
(d) The Beumers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the First Episode, who questions Anton when he reaches Amsterdam?

3. When Anton visits Gerrit Jan's house in the Second Episode, what war are they discussing?

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

5. Where does Anton walk while visiting Haarlem in the Second Episode?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Anton not know about the memorial to the Resistance hostages until Mrs. Beumer tells him?

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

7. When returning to his neighborhood for the first time since the assault, how does Anton respond to Mrs. Beumer's invitation to come inside?

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

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

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

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