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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. What is Fake Ploeg doing when Anton meets him in the Third Episode?
(a) Escaping from the police.
(b) Protesting against the Communist Party.
(c) Campaigning for the Communist Party.
(d) Controlling the mob.

2. Cor Takes tells Anton that the Steenwijk family should have done what with Fake Ploeg's body?
(a) Made sure he was dead.
(b) Thrown it into the river.
(c) Taken it into their house.
(d) Handed it over to the police.

3. What does Anton specialize in?
(a) Radiology.
(b) Anesthesia.
(c) Pediatrics.
(d) Surgery.

4. What color is Saskia's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Reddish.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

5. At what point in the conversation with Cor Takes does Anton become emotional?
(a) When Cor Takes becomes angry.
(b) When Cor Takes tells him that Fake Ploeg was a murderer.
(c) When Cor Takes speaks about his girlfriend.
(d) When Cor Takes starts crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Cor Takes about the events on the night of the assault?

2. Anton's uncle is a party leader for which political party?

3. What happened to Mrs. Ploeg after the war?

4. What does Mrs. Ploeg do after the war?

5. How are Fake Ploeg and Anton different, according to Anton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the political climate in the Third Episode?

2. What causes Anton and Cor Takes to become emotional while discussing the night of the assault?

3. What does Anton realize about his wife after speaking to Cor Takes?

4. What physical problem does Anton suffer from in the Third Episode?

5. Why does Anton choose to study anesthesiology?

6. Describe the meeting of Anton and Fake Ploeg when they are adults.

7. Is Anton eager to discuss the night of the assault with Cor Takes?

8. How does Anton feel about politics?

9. Where is Anton living and working in the Fourth Episode?

10. What had prevented Truus Coster from escaping on the night of the assault?

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