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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 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) Poland and Czechoslovakia.
(d) France and Yugoslavia.

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

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

4. Where is the young woman from who teaches the refugees German?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Munich.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Ethiopia.

5. What is Richard wearing in Chapter 1?
(a) T-shirt.
(b) Cardigan.
(c) Long-sleeved shirt.
(d) Blazer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How deep is the lake?

3. How many friends does Richard see every year at a party his neighbors, Detlef and Sylvia, host?

4. On what square do the men gather who stop eating and drinking and are asking to be able to support themselves by working?

5. What type of sandwiches does Richard make for dinner in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Awad's story?

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

3. What does Richard notice as he is led through the building where the refugees are housed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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