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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. After finishing the gymnasium, where does Anton go to school?

2. Why does Anton do his homework at home in the First Episode?

3. Mrs. Beumer tells Anton that which of their old neighbors moved away after the liberation?

4. What is the name of Anton's childhood house?

5. What is the name of Anton's neighbor who lives with his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Anton's childhood neighbors.

4. What are the similarities between the author Harry Mulisch and the character Anton?

5. What are the guests talking about at the birthday party in the Second Episode?

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

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

8. In the First Episode, why does Anton not jump out of the truck when the convoy is attacked?

9. What do the German soldiers do to Anton's home Carefree?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Author Harry Mulisch shares several similarities with the character Anton. What are three of these similarities? How may they have affected the way Harry Mulisch wrote "The Assault"?

Essay Topic 2

In each of the last four episodes of "The Assault", Anton meets someone who is able to tell him more about the assault. List the four characters with whom Anton speaks. What information does each give Anton? How does each encounter affect Anton?

Essay Topic 3

Cite three instances of the way Anton's copes with his tragedy. Does it work for him?

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