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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anton meet Cor Takes?
(a) On the street.
(b) At a wedding.
(c) At a party.
(d) At a bar.

2. In the Third Episode, where is Fake Ploeg working?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A household appliance store.
(c) A fine restaurant.
(d) A cleaning service.

3. Which current war is being discussed after the funeral in the Fourth Episode?
(a) The War on Terror.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean War.

4. Who was with Cor Takes the night of the assault?
(a) His sister.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Anton's father-in-law.
(d) His mother.

5. When Anton meets Fake Ploeg as an adult, what does Fake look like?
(a) The image of his mother.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The image of his father.
(d) A politician.

6. What is Cor Takes biggest regret concerning the night of the assault?
(a) That it caused Anton's house to burn.
(b) That it caused Truus Coster's arrest and death.
(c) That it caused the hostages to be killed.
(d) That Fake Ploeg did not die.

7. In the Fourth Episode, Anton attends a funeral for whom?
(a) His mother's best friend.
(b) Fake Ploeg.
(c) The prime minister.
(d) A friend of his father-in-law's.

8. Why did Cor Takes escape on the night of the assault?
(a) Because he was getting help for Truus Coster.
(b) Because Truus Coster urged him to leave.
(c) Because he stole someone's car.
(d) Because he was friends with the policeman.

9. What is the name of the girl who spent a night in jail with Anton?
(a) Saskia Steenwifjk.
(b) Sandra Steenwijk.
(c) Truus Rutgers.
(d) Truus Coster.

10. How does Anton respond to world politics?
(a) Without interest.
(b) With fear.
(c) With despondence.
(d) With anger.

11. Where does Anton move in 1953?
(a) To an apartment.
(b) To a friend's house.
(c) To a dormitory.
(d) To a villa.

12. What did Saskia's father do during the war?
(a) Hid Jews in the attic.
(b) Worked as an ambulance driver.
(c) Belonged to a Resistance organization.
(d) Spied for the Nazi's.

13. What kind of student is Anton?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Failing.
(c) Fair-to-middling.
(d) Superior.

14. At what point in the conversation with Cor Takes does Anton become emotional?
(a) When Cor Takes starts crying.
(b) When Cor Takes speaks about his girlfriend.
(c) When Cor Takes tells him that Fake Ploeg was a murderer.
(d) When Cor Takes becomes angry.

15. What item of Truus Coster's does Cor Takes keep in a drawer in his basement?
(a) Her hair ribbon.
(b) Her handkerchief.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) Her gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cor Takes keep a picture of Truus Coster?

2. How does Anton react to the tumult outside his door in the Third Episode?

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

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

5. Where does Anton meet Saskia?

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