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

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

3. Why does Anton do his homework at home in the First Episode?
(a) The school is not open because of the coal shortage.
(b) He does not want to be caught.
(c) His father does not like what is taught at the school.
(d) The school is not open because the teachers are all at war.

4. After visiting the memorial in the Second Episode, where does Anton go?
(a) He returns to Amsterdam.
(b) He returns to a party.
(c) He goes to the Beumer's.
(d) He goes to a funeral.

5. Why does Anton speculate that Peter's name is not on the monument?
(a) Because his identity was unknown.
(b) Because he was an armed resistor.
(c) Because he was not Dutch.
(d) Because he had not died that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first moves the body of the man who was shot?

2. By the Second Episode, what has happened to Mr. Beumer?

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

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

5. In what year does Anton return to Haarlem for the first time since he was 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When he returns to his old neighborhood, what information does Mrs. Beumer give Anton that he had not known before?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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