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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago was Richard's neighbor, Detlef employed as an interior design consultant?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

3. How long are refugees who come from Italy allowed to stay in Germany?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

4. Over the next two weeks in Chapter 5, how many times does Richard go to physical therapy?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

8. Where did Richard go on his first work trip after the fall of the Wall?
(a) New York City.
(b) London.
(c) Berne.
(d) Paris.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What are the official colors of the Hanover soccer team?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Yellow and blud.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Black and green.

13. What did Richard sell when he was a child at the West Berlin train station Gesundbrunnen?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Mulberries.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Blackberries.

14. Where does Richard remember that his father was sent as a German soldier during the war?
(a) Belgium and the Netherlands.
(b) Norway and Russia.
(c) France and Yugoslavia.
(d) Poland and Czechoslovakia.

15. In Chapter 4, what does Richard have for lunch?
(a) French onion soup.
(b) Tomato soup.
(c) Chicken noodle soup.
(d) Pea soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fall of the Wall, when would Richard and his wife walk in one of Kreuzberg's Western districts?

2. How many pages did Richard write when he turned to work to get over his disappointment that his lover was cheating on him?

3. Where does the boy come from in room 2019 who Richard interviews the second time he comes to interview the refugees?

4. At what university did Richard teach?

5. In Chapter 7, for how many years has Richard come home to his garden in autumn?

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