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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. What does Mrs. Ploeg do after the war?

2. Where does Anton move in 1953?

3. What is hanging on the wall of Cor Takes's basement?

4. Cor Takes tells Anton that Fake Ploeg shot whom?

5. In which year does the Third Episode take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What calls Cor Takes away from the basement while Anton is visiting him?

4. How does Anton feel about politics?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Anton choose to study anesthesiology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cor Takes believes that shooting Fake Ploeg will help end evil. Does it? Cite three examples of people who were impacted by the assault. Explain why or why not Fake Ploeg's death was worth the consequences it caused.

Essay Topic 2

Had the body of Fake Ploeg not been moved in front of Anton's house, his parents would not have been killed. Describe what probably would have happened in the following situations.

1) The body is left in front of the Kortewegs.

2) The body is moved in front of the Aartses.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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