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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. In which year does the Third Episode take place?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1956.

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

3. Which instrument does Anton play?
(a) Bagpipes.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Trombone.

4. What is the name of the girl who spent a night in jail with Anton?
(a) Truus Coster.
(b) Sandra Steenwijk.
(c) Saskia Steenwifjk.
(d) Truus Rutgers.

5. How does Anton respond to Fake Ploeg's anger at the end of the Third Episode?
(a) With sympathy.
(b) With callousness.
(c) With bitterness.
(d) With anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Saskia's father do during the war?

2. To what does Anton attribute Fake Ploeg's lies concerning his father?

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

4. Cor Takes tells Anton that Truus Coster was killed when?

5. What is Cor Takes biggest regret concerning the night of the assault?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Anton's first wife.

5. What is in Cor Takes's basement?

6. How does Anton meet Cor Takes?

7. What has changed in Anton's life between the Second and Third Episode?

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

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

10. What detail of the night of the assault puzzles both Cor Takes and Anton?

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