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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days would it take Rashid to make a large metal gate for a driveway?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. Where did the man with the broom work after his father died?
(a) Coffee plantation.
(b) Rubber plantation.
(c) Cocoa plantation.
(d) Tea plantation.

3. Who helps Anne with her 90-year-old mother when the Polish health-care aide goes to see her family over Christmas?
(a) Yaya.
(b) Ali.
(c) Khalil.
(d) Awad.

4. When was Apollo born?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

5. What did Richard's neighbor, Thomas, used to teach?
(a) Economics.
(b) History.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Latin.

6. What does it cost for an asylum application?
(a) 400 euros.
(b) 350 euros.
(c) 500 euros.
(d) 450 euros.

7. What was the name of the hospital where Richard's mother died?
(a) St. Hedwig.
(b) Franziskus-Krankenhaus.
(c) Park-Klinik.
(d) Charite

8. How many people did the man with the broom have to provide for after his father died?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. How many stoves are in the kitchen in Spandau?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

10. By the time Richard speaks to a man with a broom, how long has the advent wreath been standing on his living room table?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 18 months.

11. When do Rashid, Apollo, and Ithemba celebrate their birthdays?
(a) February 1.
(b) December 30.
(c) January 30.
(d) January 1.

12. Who does Richard drive to the school where the refugees go for a German class?
(a) Ali.
(b) Khalil.
(c) Yussuf.
(d) Rufu.

13. On the day 12 of the Spandau residents have to leave, how many squad cars arrive to keep order?
(a) 17.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

14. How old is Karon's brother who cut himself with a cutlass while working in the field?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

15. How much does Richard pay Apollo for helping him with chores?
(a) 50 euros.
(b) 25 euros.
(c) 75 euros.
(d) 20 euros.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does a senator tell Richard got sent to the psychiatric clinic over Christmas?

2. The Sunday before Advent, with what does Richard cover his parents' graves?

3. Who always sees Richard to the exit when Richard visits the refugees in Spandau?

4. After talking to the staff taking blood, who does Richard notice going out?

5. How long ago is it believed that the ancestors of the Tuareg came from what is modern Syria?

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