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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. 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.

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

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

4. How many daughter's did Rashid's father have before Rashid was born?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. Where do the first male refugees Richard is introduced to come from?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Mali.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tea does Richard drink every morning?

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

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

4. Where does Richard remember that his father was sent as a German soldier during the war?

5. How much is the Senate offering the refugees per night until April?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Richard's morning routine?

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

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

4. What is Awad's story?

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

6. What story is told about a construction worker who fell from a 365-meter tower for a fountain when it was being built?

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

8. Years ago, how did Richard deal with the discovery that his lover was cheating on him?

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

10. What happensw when the tents and shacks on the Oranienplatz are torn down?

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