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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anton publish in a student magazine?
(a) Political essays.
(b) His dissertation.
(c) Political poems.
(d) Poems about nature.

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

3. While Anton is talking to Cor Takes in his basement, why does Cor Takes leave the room?
(a) To answer the telephone.
(b) To look for Truus Coster.
(c) To call his wife.
(d) To call the police.

4. Which relative of Cor Takes had been one of the twenty-nine Resistance hostages?
(a) His oldest sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His youngest brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cor Takes escape on the night of the assault?

2. Which building near Anton's apartment serves as headquarters for the Communist Party?

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

4. What part of the newspaper does Anton spend the most time on?

5. What item of Truus Coster's does Cor Takes keep in a drawer in his basement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is in Cor Takes's basement?

3. Where is Anton living and working in the Fourth Episode?

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

5. Describe Anton's first wife.

6. How does Anton meet Cor Takes?

7. How does Fake Ploeg speak of his father?

8. How does Anton feel about politics?

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

10. What is the political climate in the Third Episode?

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