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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 Cor Takes tell Anton at the end of the Fourth Episode?

2. What does Anton publish in a student magazine?

3. On the second night of the protest against the Communist Party, why does Anton decide not to stay at his aunt and uncle's?

4. What happened to Mrs. Ploeg after the war?

5. How does Fake Ploeg threaten Anton in the Third Episode?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What causes Anton and Cor Takes to become emotional while discussing the night of the assault?

8. What is in Cor Takes's basement?

9. What are Anton's pastimes while he is an intern?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Although Anton encounters her for only a few hours, Truus Coster plays an important role. Who is this woman, what is her part in the shooting of Cor Takes, and how does she influence Anton?

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