episode 3

Episode 3

Chapter 1

How old is Anton now?

What reason does Anton give for avoiding the theatre? And why does he react this way?

What area of medicine is Anton specializing in and why? What does this make the reader think about him?

What are Anton’s thoughts about politics and why is this?

Chapter 2

List what is happening in the world now.

What is happening near Anton’s apartment and what is his reaction to it?

What happens as Anton reaches his apartment

Who does Anton see and speak to?

Chapter 3

List the initial differences between Anton and his guest on pages 85-86.

What is the reaction of both characters to the question “is your mother still alive?”

What happened to his guest and his mother after the war?

What is the difference between them according to the guest and how does Anton react to this statement?

What are the opinions of the two of them on communism on page 89?

How does Anton describe the way their fathers were killed?

What is the guest’s view of collaborators?

What is a Fascist?

Who does the guest blame for the shooting and why?

What does the guest to with the stone and why and what does Anton think of this?

Why does the guest return and what is Anton’s reaction?

Look at the last sentence, what has he found out in this episode?

What do you know about communism in the 1950’s?

Answers

Chapter 1

1.       23 years old.

2.       Anton witnessed an act where there is a woman shouting on a man and the man is afraid.

3.       Anesthesiology, because we wants more time for himself and because he thinks that surgeons are butchers.

4.       Anton does not care about politics, and when it was his turn to pick a side ad vote he wanted to go and vote for the liberal party just simply because his friends were going to. His uncle convinced Anton to vote for the social democrats.

Chapter 2

1. Communism and international politics.

2. The headquarter of the communist party lived in a place near to his.

3. As Anton opened the door a lot of police men came mostly by car but some came using motor cycles and horses.

4. Anton spoke to Fake Ploeg.