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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. In which city is Anton living during the Second Episode?

2. After hearing shots, what does Anton see through the window?

3. How do Anton's aunt and uncle treat him?

4. When does Van Liempt inquire about the fate of Anton's parents?

5. How does Anton travel to Amsterdam in the First Episode?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the guests talking about at the birthday party in the Second Episode?

2. When Anton returns to his old neighborhood for the first time, how have his neighbors changed?

3. Why does Mr. Steenwijk teach Peter and Anton at home?

4. Why is the birthday party in the Second Episode significant?

5. After the liberation, how does Anton find out whether his parents are dead or alive?

6. In the First Episode, why does Anton not jump out of the truck when the convoy is attacked?

7. How does Anton spend the night after the shooting?

8. Why does Mrs. Beumer believe that Anton's mother was shot?

9. What are the similarities between the author Harry Mulisch and the character Anton?

10. Why does Anton not know about the memorial to the Resistance hostages until Mrs. Beumer tells him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several women have a significant impact on Anton's life. Choose three of them, explain their relationship to Anton, and describe the influence they had on him.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"The Assault" records two encounters that Anton has with Fake Ploeg the son. What are these two episodes, and what do they say about the character of Anton?

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