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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 Anton asks Fake Ploeg if his father's name should be on the monument, what does Fake do?

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

3. Which of the following events happens in the Fourth Episode?

4. What enters Budapest during the Third Episode?

5. Why does Anton's uncle not attend his wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the atmosphere at the funeral in the Fourth Episode?

4. Why does Anton choose to study anesthesiology?

5. Why is Anton prevented from entering his apartment in the Third Episode?

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

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

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

9. How does Fake Ploeg speak of his father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Fake Ploeg and the Steenwijks are not the only ones who lose their lives in "The Assault". Cite two other characters who die as a result of the assault and answer when, how, and why their deaths occur.

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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