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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Awad came to Germany, how many times had he slept in a tent?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) Never.

2. When did Richard find himself suddenly the citizen of a different country?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1990.

3. Where does Richard drive to run errands on Saturday in Chapter 4?
(a) Supermarket and farmers' market.
(b) Supermarket and meat market.
(c) Supermarket and library.
(d) Supermarket and garden center.

4. On what square do the men gather who stop eating and drinking and are asking to be able to support themselves by working?
(a) Gendarmenmarkt.
(b) Potsdamer Platz.
(c) Alexanderplatz.
(d) Bebelplatz.

5. In what field did the young woman who teaches the refugees German get her degree?
(a) Philosopy.
(b) Botany.
(c) History.
(d) Agriculture.

6. What contagious disease is discovered at the old nursing home where the refugees are housed?
(a) Chickenpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Tuberculosis.

7. Where does Rashid have a scar?
(a) Left arm.
(b) Right hand.
(c) Across his forehead.
(d) Under his eye.

8. How long does it take three men to build a hut like the one the boy in room 2019 shows Richard?
(a) A week.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

10. What time of day does Rashid say he and the other men were attacked after a time of prayer during Eid Mubarak?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) Just past noon.
(d) Around 11 a.m.

11. How many of Richard's former students are tenured professors?
(a) 1.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 6.

12. What type of sandwiches does Richard make for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Chicken salad.
(b) Cheese and ham.
(c) Egg salad.
(d) Roast beef.

13. After the fall of the Wall, when would Richard and his wife walk in one of Kreuzberg's Western districts?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Saturdays.

14. What is the speed limit in front of the nursing home where the refugees are housed?
(a) 20 miles an hour.
(b) 35 miles an hour.
(c) 45 miles an hour.
(d) 15 miles. an hour.

15. How much time in Chapter 9 does Richard spend reading several books about refugees?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 11 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the archaeologist friend who Richard calls in Chapter 4?

2. How long has Osarobo been in Europe?

3. In Chapter 8, how long does Richard sit on a bench in the park and watch the refugees?

4. After how many years of being in uninterrupted asylum in Italy, may refugees look for work in Germany?

5. How tall is the fountain that has terraces arranged like a staircase?

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