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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. How does Cor Takes react to meeting Anton?

2. What does Cor Takes want to know from Anton?

3. Which current war is being discussed after the funeral in the Fourth Episode?

4. What does Anton publish in a student magazine?

5. Where does Fake Ploeg live in the Third Episode?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Anton meet Cor Takes?

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

6. What are the similarities and differences between Anton and Fake Ploeg (the son)?

7. What is the atmosphere at the funeral in the Fourth Episode?

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

9. Is Anton eager to discuss the night of the assault with Cor Takes?

10. What detail of the night of the assault puzzles both Cor Takes and Anton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Had the body of Fake Ploeg not been moved in front of Anton's house, his parents would not have been killed. Describe what probably would have happened in the following situations.

1) The body is left in front of the Kortewegs.

2) The body is moved in front of the Aartses.

Essay Topic 2

Cor Takes believes that shooting Fake Ploeg will help end evil. Does it? Cite three examples of people who were impacted by the assault. Explain why or why not Fake Ploeg's death was worth the consequences it caused.

Essay Topic 3

In each of the last four episodes of "The Assault", Anton meets someone who is able to tell him more about the assault. List the four characters with whom Anton speaks. What information does each give Anton? How does each encounter affect Anton?

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