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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, for how many years has Richard come home to his garden in autumn?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 23.
(d) 20.

2. What does Richard listen to when he eats breakfast in Chapter 8?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Strauss.

3. How many boxes of books did Richard and his wife have when they moved into their house 20 years ago?
(a) 120.
(b) 80.
(c) 205.
(d) 117.

4. Where is the young woman from who teaches the refugees German?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Munich.

5. How did Awad earn 80 euros when he was in Italy?
(a) Cleaning a garage.
(b) Cleaning a kitchen and washing dishes.
(c) Mucking out a pig pen.
(d) Bailing hay.

6. How long has it been since Rashid has seen his mother?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 13 years.

7. What languages do the men speak who gather in front of Berlin's Town Hall?
(a) English, French, and Italian.
(b) German, English, and Italian.
(c) English, French, and German.
(d) English, German, and Swiss.

8. When did Sylvia, Richard's neighbor, fall ill?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 6 months ago.
(c) A year ago.
(d) 3 months ago.

9. How many lines does the boy in room 2019 have inscribed on each cheek?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

10. In Chapter 8, how long does Richard sit on a bench in the park and watch the refugees?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

11. When the lights go off at the occupied school, what is stolen from a refugee?
(a) Money.
(b) Laptop.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Books.

12. How many friends does Richard see every year at a party his neighbors, Detlef and Sylvia, host?
(a) 10-12.
(b) 18-20.
(c) 20-25.
(d) 12-15.

13. How tall is the fountain that has terraces arranged like a staircase?
(a) 205 meters.
(b) 287 meters.
(c) 365 meters.
(d) 343 meters.

14. At what university did Richard teach?
(a) Free University.
(b) Humboldt University.
(c) Berlin University.
(d) University of Potsdam.

15. How long has the young woman been teaching the refugees German?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) Since the summer.
(c) Since spring.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Richard when his family left Silesia and resettled in Germany?

2. What time of day does Rashid say he and the other men were attacked after a time of prayer during Eid Mubarak?

3. What is the name of a burly man wearing a red t-shirt with illegible script on it?

4. Where does Rashid have a scar?

5. How long was the Easter German government in existence?

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