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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long has Osarobo been in Europe?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

5. What fountain did Richard like to sit at the edge of between lectures when he was a student in the 1960s?
(a) Marchenbrunnen.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Bear.
(d) Marchenbrunnen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Richard have for lunch?

2. Where do the first male refugees Richard is introduced to come from?

3. Before Awad came to Germany, how many times had he slept in a tent?

4. Where is the young woman from who teaches the refugees German?

5. How much time in Chapter 9 does Richard spend reading several books about refugees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What habit did Richard and his wife get into after the fall of the Wall?

2. Why are the refugees upset when it is proposed that they be moved to a facility about five miles outside Buckow?

3. Why does the woman who teaches German classes to the refugees think it is difficult for them to learn the language?

4. Why does Richard not return to speak to the refugees on Thursday in Chapter 14?

5. What is Eid Mubarak and how is it celebrated?

6. What happened the last time Rashid celebrated Eid Muharak?

7. How old was Richard when his family left Silesia and resettled in Germany, and how was he separated and then reunited with his family?

8. How did Sylvia become unemployed?

9. What does Richard learn when he reads the document signed by the Berlin Senate and the Africans?

10. Why do some Black men gather in front of Berlin's Town Hall in late August?

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