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

2. What is the name of Anton's first daughter?
(a) Saskia.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Anita.
(d) Truus.

3. Anton realizes that he married Saskia because of what?
(a) Her resemblance to Truus Coster.
(b) Her helping him forget the assault.
(c) Her father's connection to the Resistance.
(d) Her beauty.

4. Where does Anton move in 1953?
(a) To a dormitory.
(b) To a villa.
(c) To an apartment.
(d) To a friend's house.

5. Who pointed out Cor Takes and Truus Coster to the soldiers?
(a) A young boy.
(b) An old woman.
(c) Anton's mother.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the newspaper does Anton spend the most time on?

2. Cor Takes tells Anton that the Steenwijk family should have done what with Fake Ploeg's body?

3. In the Fourth Episode, Anton attends a funeral for whom?

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

5. After attending a funeral in the Fourth Episode, where does Anton go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anton feel about politics?

2. Why is there a mob in front of Anton's apartment building in the Third Episode?

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

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

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

6. Why is Anton prevented from entering his apartment in the Third Episode?

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

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

9. How does Anton respond to the political unrest in Amsterdam in the Third Episode?

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

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