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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. To what does Anton attribute Fake Ploeg's lies concerning his father?
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Indifference.

2. What does Cor Takes tell Anton at the end of the Fourth Episode?
(a) That his wife left him after the war.
(b) That his friend just killed himself because a war criminal was released.
(c) That he is going to commit suicide because he misses Truus Coster so much.
(d) That he had been a British spy.

3. Why does Anton's uncle not attend his wedding?
(a) He does not approve of Anton's wife.
(b) He died in an auto accident.
(c) He died in the war.
(d) He has become estranged from Anton.

4. How does Fake Ploeg threaten Anton in the Third Episode?
(a) With the police.
(b) With blackmail.
(c) With a gun.
(d) With a rock.

5. In the Third Episode, why does Anton park his scooter a few blocks away from his apartment?
(a) Because he is not going to his apartment.
(b) To prevent damage to it.
(c) So that his friend can use the scooter to escape.
(d) So that no one will recognize him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was with Cor Takes the night of the assault?

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

3. When Anton meets Fake Ploeg as an adult, what does Fake look like?

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

5. After Anton asks Fake Ploeg if his father's name should be on the monument, what does Fake do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Cor Takes give Anton about the assault that he did not know previously?

2. What are Anton's pastimes while he is an intern?

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

4. Describe Anton's first wife.

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

6. What are the similarities and differences between Anton and Fake Ploeg (the son)?

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

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

9. How does Anton feel about politics?

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

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