In spite of that, he was friendly, and I recalled that Mr. Frank had been aware of this man's membership in the Dutch Nazi Party
before he'd gone into hiding, since the man had worn a party pin under his lapel. I remember that Mr. Frank had commented, "This man you can trust. I know he's not a Nazi at heart. He must have joined the NSB because he was hanging around with a bunch of young men who joined. Being a bachelor and needing a social life, that's why he joined too." Which theme can be inferred from this excerpt?]
Theme; People cannot be judged by their affliction
Explanation
The person is described to be friendly but he was formerly associated with the Dutch Nazi Party membership before he later went to hiding. Mr. Frank previously noted that the man is trustworthy and he was not a Nazi at heart. The man is described to have joined the NSB because of loneliness thus he joined to get company of other young individuals and to create a social life because he was then a bachelor.
The sentence includes two words with virtually identical meanings: duplicity and dishonesty. Therefore, the context clue that's found in the sentence is synonym, as the two are synonymous.
