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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 Anton suffer from in the Third Episode?

2. How are Fake Ploeg and Anton similar?

3. When Anton meets Fake Ploeg in the Third Episode, where does he invite him?

4. In the Third Episode, why does Anton park his scooter a few blocks away from his apartment?

5. What enters Budapest during the Third Episode?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anton feel about politics?

2. How does Anton meet Cor Takes?

3. What is in Cor Takes's basement?

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

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

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

7. How does Fake Ploeg speak of his father?

8. What does Anton realize about his wife after speaking to Cor Takes?

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

10. Why does Anton choose to study anesthesiology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almost every character in "The Assault" is affected in some way by the shooting of Fake Ploeg. Choose three characters other than Anton and explain how their lives are changed by the assault.

Essay Topic 2

Just as many characters could be considered culpable of the murder of the Steenwijks, many also deal with guilt. Choose three characters from the Assault and answer the following questions.

1) What part does the character have in the night of the assault?

2) Why does the character consider himself or herself guilty?

3) How does the character deal with that guilt?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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