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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in a jail cell, a woman tells Anton a story about what?
(a) The Dutch resistance.
(b) Being arrested for murder.
(c) Being lost in front of her own house.
(d) Her first day at school.

2. The woman in the cell with Anton is in love with whom?
(a) A Nazi soldier.
(b) A divorced man.
(c) A British soldier.
(d) A married man with two children.

3. Mrs. Beumer tells Anton that which of their old neighbors moved away after the liberation?
(a) Mr. Korteweg.
(b) Mr. Aarts.
(c) Mr. Steenwijk.
(d) Mr. Ploeg.

4. Why does Mrs. Beumer believe that Peter lost his life?
(a) Because he attacked a soldier.
(b) Because he ran away.
(c) Because he was trying to help Ploeg.
(d) Because he shot Ploeg.

5. What is Anton's mother doing at the beginning of the First Episode?
(a) Knitting a scarf.
(b) Making bread.
(c) Listening to the radio.
(d) Unraveling a sweater.

6. How does Anton know that the assault was never brought to trial?
(a) If it had, his parents would not have died.
(b) If it had, members of the Resistance would have been punished.
(c) If it had, he would have been questioned.
(d) If it had, he would have found records in his search.

7. Why does Anton do his homework at home in the First Episode?
(a) The school is not open because of the coal shortage.
(b) He does not want to be caught.
(c) The school is not open because the teachers are all at war.
(d) His father does not like what is taught at the school.

8. What do the soldiers do to Anton's childhood house?
(a) Vandalize it.
(b) Bomb it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Sell it.

9. Immediately after visiting the Beumers in the Second Episode, where does Anton go?
(a) To his uncle's.
(b) To the memorial.
(c) To his old house.
(d) To the birthday party.

10. After finishing the gymnasium, where does Anton go to school?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Pilot school.
(c) Berlin University.
(d) Law school.

11. How does Anton travel to Haarlem in the Second Episode?
(a) By motorcar.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

12. After spending the night in a jail cell, where is Anton sent?
(a) Carefree.
(b) The Fuhrer.
(c) The Ortskommandantur.
(d) The French police.

13. Why does Peter want to move the body of the man who was shot?
(a) He wants to give the man medical attention.
(b) He wants to steal money from the man.
(c) He is afraid that the police will suspect their neighbors.
(d) He is afraid the police will suspect them.

14. Anton remembers which of his neighbors playing board games with him?
(a) Mr. Beumer.
(b) Mrs. Aarts.
(c) Fake Ploeg.
(d) Karin Korteweg.

15. What did Mr. Korteweg used to keep upstairs?
(a) Lizards.
(b) His stamp collection.
(c) Jews.
(d) Mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Anton befriended at school?

2. In the First Episode, who questions Anton when he reaches Amsterdam?

3. Where does Anton walk while visiting Haarlem in the Second Episode?

4. Who throws the keys of the Steenwijk house into the darkness?

5. How is Anton attacked on the way to Amsterdam in the First Episode?

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