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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 present does Richard give Rashid for Chrsitmas?
(a) Winter jacket.
(b) Gift card.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) Hat, scarf, and gloves.

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

3. Of the men who take a German class at a community college, how many cannot read or write the Latin alphabet?
(a) 11.
(b) 17.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. How long did the man with the broom spend in Italy before coming to Germany?
(a) 1 year and 8 months.
(b) 2 years and 7 months.
(c) 2 years and 3 months.
(d) 1 year and 4 months.

5. What chore would Richard's mother sometime do when he practiced playing the piano?
(a) Ironing.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Washing dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Richard say has more uranium than anywhere else in the world?

2. When the refugees lived in tents on Oranienplatz, how many toiles were available for 476 people after the sanitation trailer was attacked?

3. Who has a single room in the new accommodations at Spandau?

4. How long has Awad been awake in Chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the staff at the old nursing home where the refugees are housed?

2. What happened to Rashid's wife?

3. What jobs does Rashid find for his people at Spandau and why?

4. What is the room like where Richard has a piano, and how has the room been used over the years?

5. What does Rashid mean when he says it is normal at Spandau and that the refugees are happy there?

6. What was life like for the thin man with the broom before he went to Kumasi?

7. What police presence is at Spandau when 12 men are to be moved?

8. Why does Richard walk Osarobo back to the old nursing home after Osarobo spends time playing Richard's piano?

9. How do the refugees use their phones?

10. What are Richard's friends doing for Christmas?

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