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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. When did Sylvia, Richard's neighbor, fall ill?
(a) 6 months ago.
(b) 3 months ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) A year ago.

2. What day of the week did a man die in the lake?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

3. In Chapter 7, for how many years has Richard come home to his garden in autumn?
(a) 20.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

4. When was a reception held for Richard's retirement?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) October.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Osarobo been in Europe?

2. How tall is the fountain that has terraces arranged like a staircase?

3. Where does Richard drive to run errands on Saturday in Chapter 4?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Awad know he will never forget Oranineplatz and will always revere its memory?

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

3. Who teaches German to the refugees housed at the old nursing home?

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

5. What is Awad's story?

6. How does Richard spend the next two weeks in Chapter 5?

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

8. What did Richard used to sell as a child, and why?

9. Why is no one at the lake that Richard can see from the desk in his home office?

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

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