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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. Mrs. Beumer tells Anton that who was killed on the night of the assault?
(a) Fake Ploeg's son.
(b) Fifteen Resistance hostages.
(c) His parents and several war criminals.
(d) His parents and twenty-nine Resistance hostages.

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

3. After hearing shots, what does Anton see through the window?
(a) Three men.
(b) A dog and two men.
(c) A bicycle and a man.
(d) A car and a man.

4. What does Van Liempt discover about the fate of Anton's parents?
(a) They were sent to Germany.
(b) They were sent to a death camp.
(c) They were shot.
(d) They died in prison.

5. Who takes Anton home at the end of the First Episode?
(a) His father.
(b) Peter.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) His uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refuses to speak to Van Liempt when he inquires after the fate of Anton's family?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Beumer believe that Peter lost his life?

4. Mrs. Beumer tells Anton that which of their old neighbors moved away after the liberation?

5. What is the name of Anton's childhood house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the birthday party in the Second Episode significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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