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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in a jail cell, a woman tells Anton a story about what?

2. What is Anton's mother doing at the beginning of the First Episode?

3. What does Peter take from Ploeg?

4. In the First Episode, who questions Anton when he reaches Amsterdam?

5. Why is Anton surprised when Mrs. Beumer tells him about the monument?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Anton's parents different from the others listed on the memorial?

3. Describe the neighborhood in which Anton grows up.

4. When Anton returns to his old neighborhood for the first time, how have his neighbors changed?

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

6. Describe Anton's childhood neighbors.

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

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

9. How does Anton react to the news that his family is dead?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anton has no interest in politics, but he is unable to completely ignore it. Choose two political events that happen during "The Assault" and describe their effect on Anton's life.

Essay Topic 2

Retribution is a theme connected with the shooting of Fake Ploeg. Do any of the characters in "The Assault" deserve to die? Choose three characters and defend your answer to this question.

Essay Topic 3

Both Fake Ploeg and Anton are affected by the assault, but they end up leading vastly different lives. Answer the following questions.

1) Compare and contrast the characters Fake Ploeg and Anton.

2) How would the characters Fake Ploeg and Anton been different had the assault not occurred?

3) Who was hurt more by the assault: Fake Ploeg or Anton?

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